Jalen Davis on Interception in Practice, State of Bengals Defense

Sat, Aug 1, 2026

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How did it feel getting that?

It's always a great feeling when you get an interception, you know what I'm saying?

So we're just trying to keep stacking the days and just let the, let the party go around, see who can get off, who can get them.

So yeah.

The intensity of this defense has been something really talked about and was on display today.

Just from your perspective, how has that been working with these guys, especially to close out the first week of camp?

Uh, like I said, we just, we're just going out there with a, with a fire, with a mentality that we're not trying to get beat, you know what I'm saying?

I feel like we're going against the.

The best offense in the league, so it's just going to be a tremendous battle out there each and every day, and that's just, that's what we want.

When you have Burrow in the rollout game, is it kind of a lesson that you got to stay with the play, stay with the play, stay with the play, and that's kind of resulted in your pick?

No, for sure, you just do your job and great things can happen.

Definitely when a rushing coverage work together, got Mafe up there, getting a good pressure on them, and things happen like that.

So it seemed like the defense had a really good day, especially the start of.

The 2nd series of 11.

Yeah, yeah, like I said, I feel like it was, it was a good day for us, but like I said, it's a battle.

It's a battle between both of us, offense and defense.

We're just going at each other, just trying to get each other better.

When he's on the roll like that, I imagine you're assuming he's going to put it right on eighty-ninth's numbers, and you got to be prepared to make the tackle.

How fast do you have to adjust in the moment when he throws it a little behind?

It looked like he just, he grabbed it right off the turf.

You just got to be ready at all times.

You gotta be ready at all times.

Like I said, shout out to my favorite for getting, getting the pressure on him, making a, a bad ball.

So yeah.

Demetrius said after his pick the other day he was a little worried.

He, he knows that, you know, Joe's not gonna be happy.

Do you, do you try to avoid him after that?

Oh, not at all.

Like I said, it's a battle.

We're all battling trying to get each other better, so that's what we're doing.

Expect him to come back though with, with 1000%.

Yeah, like you said, you see what happened in the, the last period, going out there to threw a lot of touchdowns on us.

So like he, he ain't taking that shit light, and we're not either.

So like I said, we're battling.

How much are you looking forward to the fans coming on that, uh, very much so.

I can't wait for it that.

Why that's, it's real football now.

Real football, real click clacking.

So we'll just see what happens.

I mean, it's been pretty intense so far without the pads on.

I think it'll step up and ramp up another 100%.

The practices are supposed to be harder than the game, so that's what we, that's what we're trying to simulate out there.

When you're in a position battle, does it feel like there's a little more urgency to each rep?

Like, I've been in the position battle my whole damn life, you know what I'm saying?

So I, I take every, every single day, every single year, the exact same.

It's time to put my best foot forward, show my team, show my, uh, my coaches what I can do, and that's, that's it.

Are you happy with what you've shown the first week?

Yeah, man, I'm always happy, happy with what I've done my whole 9-year career, you know what I'm saying?

So yeah.

Thank you.

Appreciate it.

Thanks.

No problem.

Appreciate your time.

No problem.