NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Michael Malloy, RB, Northern Iowa
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Michael Malloy
What is your Height/Weight?
6’0 210 lbs
What is your position?
Running Back/ Wide Receiver
Where do you play college football?
Northern Iowa
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Dance Marathons
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Discrete Structures
Where are you from?
Sioux City, Iowa
Who is your role model, and why?
My grandfather because of the love he received from everyone.
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Basketball, Track, Baseball
Did you play any other positions in football?
Outside linebacker
At your position, what separates you from others?
Intelligence and ability to learn almost anything
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
Tendencies
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Anthony Hitchens
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Jerrick Mckinnon because I am versatile and multi-dimensional
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
No
As a small school football player what obstacles do you feel you have to overcome?
Always have to prove myself
What is your biggest strength?
Versatility
What is your biggest weakness?
Overthinking
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
I can and will give you everything I have and will do whatever whenever for the better of the organization.
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Kobe Bryant, Randy Moss, Adrian Peterson
With your first NFL paycheck what would you buy?
New Shoes
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