NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Michael Tucker, WR, Mount St. Joseph University
What is your name?
Michael Tucker
What is your Height/Weight?
5’8/ 180
What is your position?
Slot receiver / punt returner/ kick returner
Where do you play college football?
Mount St. Joseph University
Where are you from?
Cincinnati Ohio
Who is your role model, and why?
My grand father and my uncle were my role models because they taught me what it meant to work hard and because of them I learned how to become a man
Who was your favorite teacher?
Mr. Hoskins was my favorite teacher
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Football, basketball, track
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
N/A
Who is the most underrated player on your team?
Colby Webb
What is the one song that would fire you up before the biggest game of your life?
Go Dj – Lil Wayne
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Steve Smith Senior
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
The death of my brother/best friend. Football is actually what got me through it
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
I have no pregame rituals.
What was the most memorable play of your collegiate career?
Knocking out a 6’4 defensive end and hearing the affect from our sideline and home crowd
What is the coolest thing you ever did off the field for someone else?
Worked out with kids younger then me with the same goal as me and mentoring them through that process
Who was your favorite NFL team growing up?
Cincinnati Bengals
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Chad Johnson, Allen Iverson Randy Moss.
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