Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean explains why he'd thrive with the Patriots

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🗓️ 6 April 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Phil Perry explains what Nakobe Dean would bring to the Patriots defense and why he may be perfect for New England’s system. Then, the Georgia linebacker joins Phil to discuss the experience of going through pre-draft interviews, his development as a leader in college and how he expects his game will adapt to the NFL. 1:00- Phil breaks down what makes Nakobe Dean so special and what he’d bring to the Patriots defense, specifically 20:45- Nakobe Dean shares how the experience of interviewing with teams has gone ahead of the NFL Draft and what those teams are saying to him about what they envision his role will be in the league 22:25- Dean explains how he developed as a leader while at Georgia 25:21- How will he adapt to the NFL with his smaller size for a linebacker, have teams mentioned it as a mark against him? 30:55- Dean shares what contact he’s had with the Patriots ahead of the draft and why he thinks he’d fit into the New England system Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AsiyxT6rkco

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0:00.0	What's up everybody?
0:15.7	Welcome into the next Pats podcast.
0:17.8	I'm Phil Perry, a tremendous episode for you this week. We're just a few weeks
0:22.7	away from the NFL draft. And we have one of the most intriguing draft prospects in this
0:28.2	year's class on NextPats with us today. It's Nikobie Dean linebacker out of Georgia.
0:33.9	Buckus Award winner as the best linebacker in the nation.
0:38.1	He was a tremendous interview.
0:39.9	You're going to hear about how the pre-draft process has gone for him.
0:43.9	If he is still hearing rumblings about how his size is going to limit him,
0:49.2	something he's heard for quite a while in his reaction to those types of comments,
0:54.0	how he sees his position going.
0:55.9	What is the future of the linebacker spot?
0:58.0	And where is it important for linebackers to excel, whether you're in the college game or
1:03.4	the NFL game, because we've seen that college style is trickling up to the pro ranks.
1:09.8	So you're really going to enjoy that conversation with Nkobi Dean.
1:13.6	We're also going to hear from Todd McShay, from ESPN,
1:16.7	who did his conference call with reporters last week about the draft in general,
1:22.2	but had some phenomenal insight on Nekobi Dean.
1:25.3	And what he thinks is one of the best fits for Nkobi Dean at the pro level.
1:30.1	That's right. It's your New England Patriots.
1:33.8	So first, let's actually roll that sound from McShay.
1:37.4	We will react to that.
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