Interview with Ikaika

Ed Thompson of Scout.com talks to Ikaika Alama-Francis.

ET: The Giants and Chiefs have talked about looking at you as a tight end, how surprised were you by that?

IA: Very surprised, I was like, “me a tight end?” I’m training out here, running some routes, and everything’s going really well. I feel the more you can do the better off you’ll be, so whatever they want me to do I’ll do it; if they want me to become a free safety I’ll be a free safety.

ET: How much do you think it’s helped you to be around former NFL coaches like June Jones and Jerry Glanville?

IA: Oh, tremendously. I felt it was such a blessing to have them as my coaches. If it wasn’t for June Jones I don’t think I’d be playing football today. He was the one who offered me a scholarship out of high school without playing any football. He believed in me and I didn’t want to let him down through those years. And that was another motivation for me.