Draft Transcript – Namdi Obiazor 4/25
PATRIOTS 2026 SIXTH ROUND DRAFT PICK NAMDI OBIAZOR
PRESS CONFERENCE
April 25, 2026
Q: Namdi, congratulations. If I could start, just so we pronounce everything correctly on TV, can we just have you say your name clearly for us, just so we get it right back here in New England?
NO: NAM-dee oh-bee-EYE-zohr
Q: Congratulations again. When you got the phone call, you’re finally going into the NFL now, what were the emotions? What was the reaction?
NO: It was just a weight lifted off my shoulders. Kind of just a good moment just to be around family and finally achieving my goal and dreams.
Q: Congratulations, Namdi. What kind of pre-draft contact did you have with the Patriots?
NO: I spoke to them a few times. I had multiple bowl games I played in, so I spoke with them at the American and also the Senior Bowl, and then also did some zoom calls, too.
Q: Namdi, congratulations. You started as a safety or played some safety in college. Can you just talk about the transition, and how you benefited from playing further away from the ball and now moving a little bit closer?
NO: Yeah, I used to play DB – started off at corner in high school. My first position switch was to safety, got moved there at JUCO. Came to TCU, played my first year at TCU as a safety and then I started a few games, but was also just playing special teams and stuff. But it was, I’d say, an opening at that linebacker spot, one of the older dudes left to the league, and that’s kind of when my coaching staff made the decision. They asked me to have a position change, and I knew my coaches pretty much wouldn’t be asking me to do the position change if I wasn’t able to do it. But I felt like it definitely helped being a former DB.
Q: Hi, congratulations. I’m just curious, how would you describe your game?
NO: I’d say physical.
Q: Hey, congratulations. I know you come from a pretty athletic family with your brother, your sister. How do you think that’s helped you grow as an athlete and help with your competitive nature?
NO: I feel like that’s played a huge role in my life. I’d really just say it was my dad, always making us just compete against each other, if it was sports or just other simple things in life. I’d say it definitely helped and translated over to our sports that we played.
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