NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Cody Mills, LB, Kentucky Wesleyan College
What is your name?
Cody Mills
What is your Height/Weight?
6’2 230
What is your position?
Linebacker
Where do you play college football?
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Going to FCA camp and being a huddle leader, and working with kids at the YMCA
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
State and local government with Bill Conroy
Where are you from?
Louisville, Kentucky
Who is your role model, and why?
My parents, because despite all the odds they’ve been there to motivate me and get me through life to achieve success
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Track in high school and college
Did you play any other positions in football?
RB in High School
At your position, what separates you from others?
I’m Level headed, and motivated
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
Offensive lineman tendencies
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Going against my teammates Keelan Cole and Xavier Mitchell
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If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Sean Spence, because we’re both undersized inside backers and I think our play style is similar
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Have a kid at a young age, and by stepping up and becoming the best father I can be
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Eat sweet tarts and tape one of my teammates wrist
As a small school football player what obstacles do you feel you have to overcome?
Being over looked, and underestimate
What is your biggest strength?
Pass rushing
What is your biggest weakness?
Man coverage
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
My effort is worth your time
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Joey Porter & Pittsburgh Steelers
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
My mom, dad, and my grandfather
With your first NFL paycheck what would you buy?
I would buy my Mom a house
Rapid Answers:
- Spongebob or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
- Backstreet Boys or One Direction?
- Lifetime Channel or HGTV?
- Waffles or Pancakes?
- Snakes or Spiders?
- Madden or Mario?
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