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Kader Kohou – August 23, 2022 Download PDF version

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

CB Kader Kohou

(What’s the biggest difference between Texas A&M-Commerce and their level of football and the NFL? Has it been the speed of the game? Something else you can point to? Or is there not a dramatic difference?) – ”I wouldn’t say there is not a dramatic difference. It’s football at the end of the day. But it has been a big transition playbook-wise and learning the playbook. That was probably the biggest issue. I’m picking it up as we go along, but it’s football at the end of the day. Just more fans in the stands. Way more. (laughter)”

(There was a play where you almost got your hands on the ball and almost got a pick. You were following a receiver and kind of passed him off. What did you see on that play to almost make a play?) – “My coaches just harped on it the whole week. Leading up to it, he just kept telling me that play was going to happen and I have to make a play on it. I give the credit to all of my coaches for getting me ready for that specific play.”

(Which coach was that?) – “All of them. My defensive coordinator, my position coach – they all made sure during the whole week, they just let us know what was going to come when we got to the game.”

(Learning the playbook is something that you’re adjusting to. At Texas A&M Commerce, stylistically what was similar? And what is different now with Miami?) – “Miami is more aggressive. The college I went to was kind of aggressive. When I say playbook, it’s just a lot more plays. In college we probably only had like 15 plays. Here it’s like 70 or 80. You’ve really got to stay in your playbook. That was a big adjustment.”

(How important was it to you when you decided to sign here that Defensive Coordinator Josh Boyer was a guy who liked you? I know he called you. Was that something important in you deciding to come here?) – “Yeah. I know when you get recruited to college, you want to go to a good coach and a guy you’ve got a relationship with. When I talked to Josh, he seemed like he was upfront and real with everything he was saying. I read that through the Zoom call. That was a big deal to me.”

(What does he see in you that he’s expressed to you? What skills has he expressed to you) – “I’m not really sure, but he liked something because he got me here. (laughter)”

(What was your confidence level? You’ve got to be pretty confident. What’s your confidence level at the beginning and now that you’re starting to figure this thing out?) – “Coming in, I was just trying to learn a lot because I know it is a big transition. The confidence I had before is the same confidence I have now. I’m just starting to pick up a little more. Coming from a smaller school, you’ve got to have a chip on your shoulder. I have the same confidence that I had at (Texas A&M) Commerce that I have here.”

(Do you feel like you belong?) – “Yes sir, most definitely I feel like I belong.”

(Why?) – “I’m just going to have to show you all. (laughter) We’ve got a preseason game coming up. I’ll let my play do my talking.”

(I know that you moved here form the Ivory Coast as a kid and didn’t speak English. Tell me the story.) – “The short story is my dad had just won the lottery and we moved over here. He just wanted a better opportunity for his kids, so we moved out here. That was a way harder transition – not speaking English and not knowing anything about football. But I used sports to make friends. From then on, things stated stacking on top of each other. Learning the language was the biggest barrier though. After I learned the language, it started going along pretty smoothly.”

(Have you ever been back to the Ivory Coast?) – “No, sir. I plan to. It’s just with football, you have summer workouts and stuff like that, so I don’t have too much time to go back. But I plan on doing it.”

(How does a guy with futbol in his blood fall in love with the NFL?) – “To be honest, the only reason I played soccer is because that was the only sport we had. I wouldn’t say I loved soccer. I fell in love with football but I didn’t really love soccer.”

(Is French your first language?) – “Yeah, French is my first language.”

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