NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Bradley Sylve, CB, University of Alabama
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What is your name?
Bradley Sylve
What is your Height/Weight?
6’0 178!!
What is your position?
Cornerback!!
Where do you play college football?
University of Alabama!!!
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Went to a hospital and signed autographs for the children and took pictures with them!!
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Astronomy!!
Where are you from?
Louisiana
Who is your role model, and why?
My mother!! She’s a strong independent woman who sacrificed a lot for me!!
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Basketball, track, and baseball!!
Did you play any other positions in football?
Quarterback, safety, and wide receiver!
At your position, what separates you from others?
My work ethic and giving maximum effort each play everything I got!!
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
What kind of offense do they run for example are they a spread team, fastball team, or smash mouth team!! Than I look to see what is their favorite personnel and how many times they line up in that personnel!! Than I look to see who is their go to guy and how many times he touches the ball and how many times that player gets the ball on the 3rd down!!
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Kevin White
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Tyrann Mathieu!! Just because he has that passion for the game and he not scared to stick his nose in there to get on a tackle!!
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Getting benched after the first game of the season for having a bad game. I overcame it by watching film the next day seeing what I did wrong and than moved forward keeping God first and kept working hard I never gave up!!
Do you have any pre-game rituals
Prayers before the game
What is your biggest strength?
Heart of a lion!!
What is your biggest weakness?
Undersized
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
I’m a relentless competitor
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Jerry Rice!! And The San Francisco 49ers!!
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
My mom, Martin Luther King Jr, and Jackie Robinson!!
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
A place to stay!!
Rapid Answers:
- Tupac or Biggie?
- NFL Network or ESPN?
- Coke or Pepsi?
- Pizza or Burgers?
- Dogs or Cats?
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