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It took a while for his name to get called at the 2020 NFL Draft, but former Minnesota Golden Gophers linebacker Carter Coughlin is now officially a New York Giant.
Coughlin will hope to earn a spot among a crowded rookie linebacking corps. New York took three other backers between the sixth and seventh rounds in Penn State’s Cam Brown, South Carolina’s T.J. Brunson and Georgia’s Tae Crowder.
But Coughlin told reporters that he’s prepared to play the role of the “Swiss army knife,” and he made a promise on it, too.
“Whatever position the coaches decide to put me at, I guarantee you I will be able to maximize my potential there,” he said. “Whether that looks like special teams, whether that looks like a positional fit, I’ll be able to use a lot of the different tools I have been able to build up through college.”
Coughlin says it’s his film study that will lead him to be successful.
“That played out a lot for me in college, identifying what the opposing offensive tackle struggles with, how he moves his feet, how he shoots his hands, whether he leans, all of that kind of stuff. I think that transfers even more to the NFL because from what I’ve heard it’s a whole bunch of film and note taking and that’s right up my wheelhouse,” he said.
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It took a while for his name to get called at the 2020 NFL Draft, but former Minnesota Golden Gophers linebacker Carter Coughlin is now officially a New York Giant.
Coughlin will hope to earn a spot among a crowded rookie linebacking corps. New York took three other backers between the sixth and seventh rounds in Penn State’s Cam Brown, South Carolina’s T.J. Brunson and Georgia’s Tae Crowder.
But Coughlin told reporters that he’s prepared to play the role of the “Swiss army knife,” and he made a promise on it, too.
“Whatever position the coaches decide to put me at, I guarantee you I will be able to maximize my potential there,” he said. “Whether that looks like special teams, whether that looks like a positional fit, I’ll be able to use a lot of the different tools I have been able to build up through college.”
Coughlin says it’s his film study that will lead him to be successful.
“That played out a lot for me in college, identifying what the opposing offensive tackle struggles with, how he moves his feet, how he shoots his hands, whether he leans, all of that kind of stuff. I think that transfers even more to the NFL because from what I’ve heard it’s a whole bunch of film and note taking and that’s right up my wheelhouse,” he said.
Film junky Carter Coughlin promises to "maximize my potential"
Late-round LB from Minnesota calls himself "Swiss army knife"
www.bigblueview.com
Go Gophers!!