New York Jets DL Damon Harrison, 9.3

On how it feels to be part of the roster …

It feels amazing.  I’m just happy to know that hard work does pay off.  (I) just have to keep working hard so I can remain here.

On his weekend…

Oh man, I don’t know if I can say this, but it was hell on earth.  I’m a confident guy, but at the end of the day I’m a realist as well.  I was praying for the best, but preparing for the worst.

On being a part of the defensive line for the Jets…

I mean, it’s great.  (I’m) just learning from everybody, from Sione (Po’uha) all the way down to Quinton Coples, the rookie, everybody.  I’m a guy that came from a small school so I need all the help and teaching and coaching I can get so everybody’s been amazing.

On when he realized he could make the roster…

I didn’t.  Like I said,  I always just told myself everyday when I came into the locker room, ‘You’re gonna get cut today.’  It’s just something that I use for myself just to get by, just to keep myself working hard.  I know I can play football.  On the defensive line, it’s a great group of guys. When I first got here, I was like, ‘My agent said this would be a good place for me?’ (laughter) I called him and was like, ‘What were you thinking?’ (laughter) So, (I’m) just working hard and working with those guys.  I’m just blessed to be in this situation.

New York Jets WR Stephen Hill, 9.3

On how practice is different from last week…

It was definitely different. We’re definitely doing a lot of game planning, working on technique. We’re doing the little things.

On Rex Ryan’s comments in Sports Illustrated…

I honestly heard about it maybe 10 minutes ago. Coach Rex Ryan, I understand, is a defensive coach, but I know he was definitely (joking) about the situation. Honestly, I’m just ready to play on Sunday, that’s my biggest focus.

On criticism during the preseason about not being able to score…

It was kind of strange. Like you just said, it is preseason. The games start this weekend, and we’re looking to put on a show.

New York Jets NT Sione Po’uha, 9.3

On if he’ll be ready for Buffalo…

I’m ready to go. My job is to make sure that I’m well and ready to play. All I’ve been doing is getting ready to go and I feel great.

On his progress…

I think I’m a little bit ahead of exactly where I should be. We kind of took an assessment last week to find out where I was and I was (about) four or five days ahead of schedule. My job is to make sure I’m ready to go.

On game-planning for the opener…

For veterans, you kind of go back to how you’ve been studying for previous years. It’s kind of tricky the first game because you don’t have as much footage. What you’re trying to do is just gain as much information as you can from preseason for what it’s worth and feed from the season before. You look at the tendencies that they might have over the years. You just gather all that up. Being the first game, it gets kind of tricky because you don’t have that much film from previous weeks to study, so you do all you can to gather the information, and then you transfer it on to the practice field.