Taylor Heinicke Presser: Won’t change playing style but will play smarter, and gain weight to avoid injury

Taylor Heinicke: “I was really excited. The first place I wanted to go was Washington.”

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) February 10, 2021

Taylor Heinicke : "I was really excited" and "I wanted to be in Washington. Glad it worked out that way." #WashingtonFootball

— Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) February 10, 2021

Taylor Heinicke, Washington Football Team quarterback.

"Things have changed very quickly in a short amount of time." pic.twitter.com/MNyoXkLmTL

— michael phillips (@michaelpRTD) February 10, 2021

Taylor Heinicke: "It hasn't hit home yet...a little overwhelmed...Have some time to soak it all in."

Says it will be a competition. Duh! #WashingtonFootball

— Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) February 10, 2021

Heinicke: "It's going to be a competition. That's best for everybody."

— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) February 10, 2021

Taylor Heinicke mentioned that Ron Rivera said their will be a competition at the QB position. He said he’s excited for the opportunity and that we shall see what happens.

— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewis) February 10, 2021

Heinicke says it gives him a leg up knowing offense already. - "that's a huge thing" - which would help in a QB competition

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) February 10, 2021

Taylor Heinicke says he wont change his playing style, but now that he has some stability and a 2-year deal, he can focus on playing smart too https://t.co/9Ica7pbe5P

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) February 10, 2021

Heinicke mentioned that he had a lot of family and friends that kept pushing him. He said those that new him very well kept him going when there were times he didn’t want to get up and workout.

— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewis) February 10, 2021

Taylor Heinicke on his first call after agreeing to contract. To his Mom and sister.

He said he wasn't very fun when he wasn't in the league and was staying with them. They helped him a ton. #WashingtonFootball pic.twitter.com/cDtlFbsJfw

— Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) February 10, 2021

Heinicke says the shoulder feels fine, basically 100%.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) February 10, 2021

Taylor said they've been talking for a while. Once new front office got settled, they picked up. "Little bit stressful."

— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) February 10, 2021

Taylor Heinicke said he took the two finals he skipped to play for Washington and passed them both. He still has two more classes to graduate, and he said he'll take those at some point.

— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) February 10, 2021

Taylor Heinicke completed and passed his two finals. He's got two more classes to complete his degree in mathematics at ODU.

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) February 10, 2021

"I feel like I've never had two feet in the door in the NFL... it's always been one foot in, one foot out."

Taylor Heinicke appreciates the fact that Washington signed him for multiple seasons

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) February 10, 2021

Taylor Heinicke, on his approach when he arrived in Washington late last season: "I knew this might be my last opportunity, so I tried to make the best of it."

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) February 10, 2021

How does Taylor want to grow?

"Be more durable, put some more weight on." Called his injuries "alarming"

Then, of course, up his consistency. Intends to work on the same things as he always has, but keep polishing them

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) February 10, 2021

Speaking of the injury, Heinicke says a goal this offseason is to put on weight in attempt to become more durable. Injured in both of his career starts.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) February 10, 2021

Heinicke said you could feel the energy (playoff game) and that it was fun. He said hopefully they can keep that momentum going.

— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewis) February 10, 2021

Taylor Heinicke on #SuperBowl Champs #Bucs.

"I thought it was pretty neat that we gave them a good shot."

"Kudos to them.. They worked their ass off."

— Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) February 10, 2021

Watching Tampa's D-line shred teams like KC, Green Bay and New Orleans gave Taylor Heinicke a lot of respect for the way Washington's O-line handled them on Wild Card Saturday

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) February 10, 2021

Heinicke said he has looked back at the Tampa game and felt like they gave the Bucs a good run. He said Tampa’s d-line has been killer throughout the SB run, but felt like Washington’s o-line did a good job against them. He said he was clean for most of the game.

— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewis) February 10, 2021

Heinicke says he wanted to be back in Washington - says he believes in Ron Rivera and that he feels loyal to Scott Turner. Heinicke says Turner is the only NFL coach that came to his Pro Day at Old Dominion

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) February 10, 2021

Taylor Heinicke says it was important to him to be loyal to @ScottTurner who was only coach who saw him on pro day and brought him to Minnesota.

— Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) February 10, 2021

Naturally, Taylor Heinicke plans to celebrate his new contract with a couple Heinekens. pic.twitter.com/lWrP8W8SEK

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) February 10, 2021

Taylor Heinicke said he's headed to Atlanta and will perhaps go out to dinner with his mom and stepdad. Said maybe drink "maybe a couple Heinekens."

(endorsement deal on line 1)

— John Keim (@john_keim) February 10, 2021