NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Ben Madon, TE, Eastern Kentucky University
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What is your name?
Ben Madon
What is your Height/Weight?
6’4 245
What is your position?
Tight End
Where do you play college football?
Eastern Kentucky University
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Helped the local police officers with a program that allowed underprivileged teens eat and do fun activities in the summer while the school could not provide them with meals.
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Managerial Reports
Where are you from?
Pineville, Kentucky
Who is your role model, and why?
My parents, they have a tremendous work ethic and have done everything in their power for me to succeed.
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Pretty much all of them..Just played basketball in high school
Did you play any other positions in football?
Quarterback, Wide Receiver, Safety
At your position, what separates you from others?
Athleticism
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
Defensive tendencies and weaknesses
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Noah Spence
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Travis Kelce
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Coming from an area that does not get recruited well and going to a small college for 2 years, then transferred to EKU and having to work my way up from the bottom and impressing coaches enough until they trusted me to play.
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
No
What is your biggest strength?
Speed and physicality
What is your biggest weakness?
Using my hands better
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
I am a versatile player, can help anywhere on the field and if you take a chance you will not regret it.
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Brett Favre and the Packers
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Peyton Manning, Kobe Bryant, and Abe Lincoln
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
Invest
Rapid Answers:
- Tupac or Biggie?
- NFL Network or ESPN?
- Coke or Pepsi? Neither
- Pizza or Burgers?
- Dogs or Cats?
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