NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Michael Esiobu, WR, Lakeland College
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What is your name?
My name is Michael Esiobu (pronounced S-C-O-Boo)
What is your Height/Weight?
6’1 225
What is your position?
Wide Receiver
Where do you play college football?
Lakeland College
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Went to visit a kid named Mason that has cancer
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Biology
Where are you from?
Nigeria
Who is your role model, and why?
Anderson Silva is because he carried himself like a true professional
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Soccer, basketball, and baseball
Did you play any other positions in football?
I played Safety and Quarterback
At your position, what separates you from others?
My size and physicality
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
The strengths and weakness of the defense and indicators that tell me coverage.
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Can’t think of any
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Dez Bryant because we both are big physical and attack the ball.
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Going to high school and not playing football for 3 years because of it
What is your biggest strength?
The way I attack the ball
What is your biggest weakness?
My route running
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
That I am willing to do whatever is best for the team
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Tom Brady
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
All my grandparents
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
Something for my Mom
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