At the beginning of 2022, Patrice René chose to close his Instagram and Snapchat accounts. Not by saturation, but instead to focus all his energy to maximize his preparation for the NFL Draft, which will take place this weekend.
I spent a lot of time here. I wanted to focus for one of the most beautiful days of my life [le repêchage]. I kept Twitter for entertainment and Facebook for my family updates.
Away from social media, the Ottawa native trained in Buffalo, Florida and North Carolina to work on specific aspects of his game. Pro Daya day of evaluation, in front of recruiters and representatives of NFL teams.
Now he hopes his name will be chosen. He expects his turn to come in the last two rounds of repechage. If he doesn’t succeed, he plans to take his place in the best oval ball league in the world as a free agent.
It doesn’t worry me. There are 32 teams in the NFL. You just need someone to believe in you. I am waiting for an opportunity to show myself. Then, I have confidence in my abilities.
Patrice René said he talked seven or eight training, including Giants of New York, the Panthers of Carolina, the Chargers of Los Angeles, the Raiders of Las Vegas, the Dolphins of Miami and the Calves from Indianapolis.
In the event of a scenario where the doors of the NFL are closed twice for him, he already has plan B: the Canadian Football League. Ang Blue Bombers of Winnipeg bet on him at the 2021 auction, selecting him in the third round, at 21at rank.
I communicate every week with the general manager and the head coach. They know my goal is the NFL. If it didn’t work, I knew I would have my place, a home and a team in Winnipeg. They are always ready to accept me.
A family moment
The footballer left his hometown at age 15 to play high school in Virginia. He later jumped at the University of North Carolina in 2016 before ending his college career last fall at the University. RutgersNew Jersey.
After all, the main interested party has not forgotten where he came from. For this reason, Patrice René was not expected to experience the NFL draft anywhere other than Ottawa. He will include his parents, his three brothers and his sister.
This is really important to me. They were the ones who supported me from the beginning. I don’t play football just for me. I also do this for my familysaid the grateful athlete.
Elsewhere in the federal capital, he also wants to choose some of his childhood friends. We are talking here, among other things, about Jesse Luketa (University Penn State), Luiji Malikot (Wake Forest University) at Deionte Knight (Western University).
It was a great sense of pride for us. There is always talent in Ottawa. This is cold to see our progress over the years. We hope to give way to other young people from Ottawa, but also from across Canada.launched the footballer.
Source: Radio-Canada
