Marcus Mbow "probably will be moving everywhere"
In his conference call with reporters after being drafted with the 154th overall pick, offensive lineman Marcus Mbow said he had been training at all five positions along the offensive line. The 22-year-old met with the Giants media for the first time in person Saturday and reiterated that he's prepared to play wherever his team might need him.
"I don't know a hundred percent," Mbow said when asked what position he's going to play this season. "I'll probably be moving everywhere, it's day two. Looking to see where it goes from there."
Mbow played right guard during his first two seasons at Purdue before being kicked outside to right tackle this past season. The 6-foot-4, 303-pound lineman performed well at both positions in college, and is confident that he will be able to do the same at the next level, regardless of where he lines up.
"Either way I like to know every position on the line, like what each role is, no matter what's going on," the lineman said. "Being able to play all positions would be better for myself at tackle or at guard or at center. Just being able to know everything, know what everybody's doing, I'll be good. I wouldn't say it's too stressful."
Mbow added, "I feel like I can succeed at all five positions to be honest."
Thomas Fidone II wouldn't change his path to NFL
Seventh-round pick Thomas Fidone II did not go through what many would consider a typical collegiate career.
The athletic tight end tore his ACL just one game into his freshman season at Nebraska. Before he could make it back onto the field the following year, Fidone tore the same ACL for the second time. The consecutive injuries limited the 6-foot-6 tight end to just one game over his first two seasons.
As hard as it was dealing with the injuries, the 22-year-old said he would not change a thing about his path to the NFL.
"It was definitely difficult, but I've always said this from college, and I wouldn't take them back," Fidone told the media. "I think that they've made me who I am mentally and physically, and it made me train harder in terms of just physically and being able to get back better than I was before. So that's always the kind of goal that I had when it came from getting back from the injuries."
As difficult as it was going through the same rehab in back-to-back years, Fidone said he was able to attack the process with a more confident mindset the second time knowing he already came back stronger from the injury once.
"It was difficult, but in my mind just being, I have a very close, tight family with lot of support and good friends, good friend group, but I knew I made it through the first one, came back strong, fast and explosive, so I knew I could do the second one even better," the rookie tight end said. "I almost had some experience unfortunately in a way, but just kind what to do and what it takes helped me push myself and get back to where I wanted to be."