repêchage]. I kept Twitter, for entertainment, and Facebook to update my family.”,”text”:”I spent a lot of time on it. I wanted to focus for one of the greatest days of my life [lerepêchage]. I kept Twitter, for entertainment, and Facebook to update my family.”}}”>I spent a lot of time on it. I wanted to focus for one of the greatest days of my life [le repêchage]. I kept Twitter for entertainment and Facebook for updating my family.
Away from social media, the Ottawa native trained in Buffalo, Florida and North Carolina to work on specific aspects of his game.Pro Day“,”text”:”Pro Day”}}”>Pro Daya day of evaluation, in front of recruiters and representatives of NFL teams.
Now he hopes his name will be selected. He anticipates that his turn will come in the last two rounds of the repechage. If he doesn’t succeed, he intends to make his place in the best oval ball league in the world as a free agent.
teams in the NFL. It only takes one who believes in you. I wait for a single opportunity to show myself off. Afterwards, I have confidence in my abilities.”,”text”:”I’m not worried. There are 32 teams in the NFL. It only takes one who believes in you. I wait for a single opportunity to show myself off. Afterwards, I have confidence in my abilities.”}}”>It doesn’t worry me. There are 32 teams in the NFL. It only takes one who believes in you. I wait for a single opportunity to show myself off. Afterwards, I have confidence in my abilities.
Patrice René says he discussed with seven or eight
training, including Giants of New York, the Panthers of Carolina, the Chargers from Los Angeles, Raiders from Las Vegas, Dolphins of Miami and the Colts d’Indianapolis.
In the event of the scenario where the doors of the NFL are closed twice for him, he already has a plan B: the Canadian Football League. The Blue Bombers of Winnipeg bet on him during the 2021 auction, selecting him in the third round, at the 21e rang.
NFL. Si ça ne fonctionne pas, je sais que j’aurai ma place, une maison et une équipe à Winnipeg. Ils seront toujours prêts à me recevoir.","text":"Je suis en contact chaque semaine avec le directeur général et l’entraîneur-chef. Ils savent que mon but est la NFL. Si ça ne fonctionne pas, je sais que j’aurai ma place, une maison et une équipe à Winnipeg. Ils seront toujours prêts à me recevoir."}}">I am in contact every week with the general manager and the head coach. They know my goal is the NFL. If it doesn’t work, I know I will have my place, a house and a team in Winnipeg. They will always be ready to receive me.
A family moment
The footballer left his hometown at the age of 15 to play high school in Virginia. He later made the jump to the University of North Carolina in 2016 before concluding his college career last fall at the University Rutgersin New Jersey.
Despite everything, the main interested party has not forgotten where he comes from. For this reason, it was unthinkable for Patrice René to experience the NFL draft elsewhere than in Ottawa. He will be accompanied by his parents, his three brothers and his sister.
football seulement pour moi. Je le fais aussi pour ma famille","text":"C’était vraiment important pour moi. Ce sont eux qui m’ont soutenu depuis le début. Je ne joue pas au football seulement pour moi. Je le fais aussi pour ma famille"}}">It was really important to me. They are the ones who supported me from the beginning. I don’t play football just for me. I do it for my family too
says the grateful athlete.
Patrice René (5) celebrates the Military Bowl championship with his teammates and coach in 2019 (file).
Photo : Associated Press / Julio Cortez
Elsewhere in the federal capital, some of his childhood friends also want to be selected. We are talking here, among others, about Jesse Luketa (University Penn State), Luiji Villain (Wake Forest University) and Deionte Knight (Western University).
cool to see our progress over the years. We hope to pave the way for other young people from Ottawa, but also from across Canada”,”text”:”It’s a great feeling of pride for us. There has always been talent in Ottawa. It’s cool to see our progress over the years. We hope to pave the way for other young people from Ottawa, but also from across Canada”}}”>It’s a great feeling of pride for us. There has always been talent in Ottawa. It is cool to see our progress over the years. We hope to pave the way for other young people from Ottawa, but also from across Canada.
launched the footballer.
