NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Eric Blinn, WR, Bethany College
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What is your name?
Eric Blinn
What is your Height/Weight?
6’1 200lbs
What is your position?
WR KR PR
Where do you play college football?
Bethany College WV
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Serving the less fortunate food at the soup kitchen
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Macroeconomics
Where are you from?
Beaver, Pennsylvania
Who is your role model, and why?
My brothers, who have always pushed me to be the best I can be and support me in everything that I do
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Basketball. I actually planned on playing in college before I chose to play football
Did you play any other positions in football?
I played quarterback and free safety in high school before moving to receiver my freshman year in college.
At your position, what separates you from others?
My instincts, and experience playing this game
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
When I break down film I try to watch film from the previous season to see how that team played me. Many defenses try mixing things up with different types of clouded coverages to disrupt us offensively. I focus on the movements and tendencies of the defensive
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Tyler Boyd Pitt WR
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Jordy Nelson, knowledge and big play capability
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
I was on the all star WPA Swag 7on7 team my senior year of high school. We were on our way to a tournament in Florida stopping at Division I schools on the way down when some players were walking back from eating and one was shot and killed in Durham, North Carolina. Friends and family support
Listen to music and stretch on the field pre-game
As a small school football player what obstacles do you feel you have to overcome?
Being overlooked
What is your biggest strength?
Attention to detail and attacking the football
What is your biggest weakness?
Working on getting hands off
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
I love this game and will bring everything I got to the field every opportunity I have.
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Hines Ward Pittsburgh Steelers
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
LeBron James, Rob Gronkowski, and Antonio Brown
With your first NFL paycheck what would you buy?
My parents a house
Rapid Answers:
- Spongebob or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
- Backstreet Boys or One Direction?
- Lifetime Channel or HGTV?
- Snakes or Spiders?
- Madden or Mario?