NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Garry Brown, WR, California University of PA
NFL Diamonds has been providing our readers Prospect Interviews over the past 3 years and this year we mixed things up a bit. Our questions are designed to give our readers a little more insight on the draft eligible player. We hope to bring you more than 350 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 to the right. Now let’s meet our next prospect!!!!
What is your name?
Garry Nathaniel Brown lll
What is your Height/Weight?
6’1’; 200 pounds
What is your position?
WR/RS
Where do you play college football?
California University of PA
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
The coolest thing I have done off of the field is helping guide and teach high school student athletes how to stay focused in the classroom while being a football player.
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Microeconomics
Where are you from?
Columbus, Ohio
Who is your role model, and why?
My mom because she had me at a young age and still managed to get her masters degree along with providing and taking care of my brother and sister by herself.
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Basketball and track and field
Did you play any other positions in football?
Cornerback and safety
At your position, what separates you from others?
My physical mentality and play making ability.
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
DB tendencies, main coverages, and mistakes.
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Titus Howard
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Jarvis Landry because his physical play and play making ability.
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
By becoming a father going into my junior year of college. I overcame it by using my daughter as more motivation and determination.
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Before every game I pray to God and listen to dance music.
What is your biggest strength?
My competitive nature and dedication to the game.
What is your biggest weakness?
My patience with myself
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
I am a very marketable player because my competitive nature and hatred for losing. I would do anything for the team to win and would play any special team position such as kickoff, gunner, kick returner, and punt returner. I am very coachable and I have a lot of potential.
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Tom Brady
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Chris Brown, Tom Brady, and Barack Obama.
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
A house for my family.
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