A young Manitoba football player has a chance to impress some NFL scouts in Winnipeg on Monday.
University of Manitoba Bisons’ defensive lineman David Onyemata will hold a pro workout for the NFL scouts at Investors Group Field.
This is the first time a group of NFL scouts have come to the university to look at just one player.
Onyemata, 23, will perform a series of exercises for 12 to 16 scouts, in the hopes of getting picked in the NFL draft.
“I’ve never experienced anything like this before, so it’s going to be like a first time for me. So, it’s all going to be new, I guess, but I’ll just soak everything up,” Onyemata said in an interview last Monday.
The 300-pound (136 kilograms) player from Lagos, Nigeria finished his fourth season with the Bisons in 2015. He won the 2015 J.P. Metras Trophy for Outstanding Down Lineman of the Year.
Onyemata also received praise from several NFL scouts after playing in the East-West Shrine Game in January 2016, the team said in a news release.
“We are excited that a significant amount of NFL teams will be present and are, of course, very proud to showcase our university, our program and represent the deep talent pool that is Canada West,” said Bisons Head Coach Brian Dobie.
“Above all though, is the pride and excitement all of us at Manitoba have for David and the tremendous opportunity that lies in front of him.”
The scouts are scheduled to arrive at the university at 10 a.m. to review footage of Onyemata, before the workout begins shortly after noon.
