Bobby Okereke

Had my mom my dad all my sisters aunts uncles a couple of people from the neighborhood around and It was a little nerve-racking, you know, I mean nobody tells you when you're gonna get drafted people just say well What did you think was gonna happen or was your hope?

Yeah, I thought I was gonna get drafted in the second round so usually day one is the first round all 32 picks and

Day two was second and third round, then day three is fourth to seventh round.

So I was sitting there, the draft's about three hours on day two.

I was sitting there for about two and a half hours waiting for a call.

Towards the end, it was definitely getting a little nerve-wracking.

Because you have all these expectations of when you think you're going to get drafted.

Obviously, you don't want to disappoint people that came to support you.

And I was definitely checking my phone about every 30 seconds.

But once I got that call, it was ecstatic.

They had the 89th pick.

Yeah.

From there, it was a whirlwind.

Didn't have much exposure to the NFL.

Didn't have any uncles or really any close friends, family friends who played.

So from there, went to Indianapolis and just began my life.

I loved playing football.

It was the first time I didn't have to take classes and play football.

So it was nice to just focus on football and focus on my craft.

Really just dive headfirst into it.