NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Tremaine Berry, DL, Rockford University
NFL Draft Diamonds and our staff have been bringing our readers Prospect Interviews over the past 2 years and this year we mixed up the questions and added some fun questions for our readers. We have tons of NFL staff that read our interviews, and we actually received several of the questions from NFL scouts we speak too. This gives them a little bit more information regarding your character. We hope to bring you more than 300 interviews of NFL Draft Prospects this season. You will be able to track them all on the front page of our website in the banner.
What is your name?
Tremaine Berry
What is your Height/Weight?
6’0, 300 pounds
What is your position?
Defensive line and full back
Where do you play college football?
Rockford University
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Reading to kid and coaching.
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Micro Economics
Where are you from?
Ocala, Florida
Who is your role model, and why?
My parents because they are hardworking and gave me everything
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, and Hockey
Did you play any other positions in football?
Linebacker and running back
At your position, what separates you from others?
My quickness and physical play!
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
Offensive linemen stance and tendencies
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Laremy Tunsil
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Aaron Donald because of my quickness and size
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Going to play football at a military school. I had to look at the opportunity I had in front of me and buy into the military life
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Listen to Relaxing Music
As a small school football player what obstacles do you feel you have to overcome?
limited exposure and training facilities.
What is your biggest strength?
High football IQ, my athleticism, and my hands
What is your biggest weakness?
My height
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
I’m a hardworking, very athletic, and violent football player. I can adjust to any system and i’m big on being discipline.
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Deion Sanders
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Jhene Aiko, Rihanna, and Lil B
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
Whatever my Mom wants
Rapid Answers:
- Tupac or Biggie?
- NFL Network or ESPN?
- Coke or Pepsi?
- Pizza or Burgers?
- Dogs or Cats?
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