NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Martel Myers, DB, Belhaven University
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What is your name?
Martel Myers
What is your Height/Weight?
5″7 180
What is your position?
Cornerback and safety
Where do you play college football?
Belhaven University
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Community service
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Business statistics
Where are you from?
Long Beach California
Who is your role model, and why?
Deion Sanders he did so much in the NFL and for the youth
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Track and basketball in middle school
Did you play any other positions in football?
Running back corner back and safety
At your position, what separates you from others?
My physicality
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
The player tendencies
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Steven Burton he used to play for the Vikings and the JUCO I went to
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Bob Sanders because of physicality and out size
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Not getting to play my senior year in high school and I went home school my senior year in high school I finished then played as a freshman at Compton college
I pray before every game
As a small school football player what obstacles do you feel you have to overcome?
I have to prove that I can play on any level
What is your biggest strength?
Knowledge of the game and coverage skills
What is your biggest weakness?
I tend to jump routes
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
I think I’ll be a good asset to the team and wherever you put me I will play it to the best of my ability
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Deion Sanders and favorite team was the Chiefs
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Step father , my fellow teammate T Rich who recently died and my mom
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
House for Mom
Rapid Answers:
- Tupac or Biggie?
- NFL Network or ESPN?
- Coke or Pepsi?
- Pizza or Burgers?
- Dogs or Cats?