2024 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Tony Grimes, WR, Slippery Rock

- Name: Tony Grimes
- Position: WR
- College: Slippery Rock
- Height: 5’9
- Weight: 170
- Twitter: tonygrimesjr4
- Instagram: liltonio_
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2024 NFL Draft?
My quickness, IQ, elusiveness, and most of all my route running
At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?
3 years old
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
I’m reliable and retain information very well.
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
It would be mental health, L.O.V.E foundation
What is the best advice you have ever received?
“Do you what you have to do, so you don’t have to do what you need to do
Who was your childhood hero?
My father
Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?
Dashaun Wright
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Unorganized events
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
I walked on at Akron and by the end of my freshman year I earned a scholarship
Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?
Slippery Rock is a football town. The whole town shuts down for a game. You usually see environments like that in a movie.
What is your favorite snack food?
Uncrustables
What is the best part of football?
The bonds you create & scoring touchdowns
If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say?
I would describe myself as creative, reliable, adaptable to change, and most importantly hungry.
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be?
Tank Dell
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
Mike Rubin, Rich Paul, & Lil Baby

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