NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Tarik Cohen, RB, North Carolina A&T
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What is your name?
Tarik Cohen
What is your Height/Weight?
5’7 170lbs
What is your position?
Running Back
Where do you play college football?
North Carolina A&T
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Just hanging with kids at elementary schools and playing football with them.
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Applied Anatomy
Where are you from?
Louisburg, NC
Who is your role model, and why?
My role model is my cousin Cornelius Newell because he’s always been there for me and showed me the way
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Track
At your position, what separates you from others?
Vision and speed
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
Linebacker flow and d line .
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Javon Hargrave
A faster Lesean McCoy (quickness)
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Watch my high school highlights
As a small school football player what obstacles do you feel you have to overcome?
Exposure
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
If you’re looking for excitement , I’m that!
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Reggie Bush is my favorite player
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Tupac, MLK, and my friend who passed away, Tyquan Holden.
With your first NFL paycheck what would you buy?
I will buy my mom a place to stay. Nothing fancy just stable