Before the end of his senior year at University of Oregon, Eli Kamaka was invited to a tryout with the Seattle Seahawks. Although he was still relatively unknown across the nation, he put up some decent stats in college and this caught the eye of the Seahawks scouting team since he was a local regional player. Kamaka was an above average athlete and was able to impress the coaches at the tryout with his overall speed and tackling ability. He still lacked the football IQ to understand the more complex offensive schemes and struggled with reads. This was apparent during the tryout when Kamaka made a few mistakes in allowing the pass rushers through. The coverage drills were rough for Kamaka as well, but he showed tenacity in defensive pressure and never gave up on plays. In the end, the Seahawks felt that they didn’t want to take a chance on Kamaka.
Ultimately, this failure created much doubt in his mind that he would succeed at the next level of football which led to his initial decision not to declare for the NSFL draft. After much convincing by friends and family, he ended up entering the last minute and the rest is Liberty history!
Ultimately, this failure created much doubt in his mind that he would succeed at the next level of football which led to his initial decision not to declare for the NSFL draft. After much convincing by friends and family, he ended up entering the last minute and the rest is Liberty history!
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