Jacksonville Jaguar’s Defensive End Yannick Ngakoue

Inspired to play for the NFL

Only a few are lucky to make it all the way to the NFL, including defensive end Yannick Ngakoue. Ngakoue says he’s lucky to play and enters each week with a different mindset for progressive gameplay.

He says being a veteran he feels more pressure on the field, but maintains his cool under pressure and feels it is a driving force to strive on being better than the best. Ngakoue is used to feeling the pressure since he started playing football when he was young in middle school.

Ngakoue says that one of the most important things to focus on as a player is to stay hydrated. He is constantly drinking water and sometimes receives IV treatments to rehydrate. He says that his teammates would describe him as aggressive on-field and a really intense player.

Ngakoue wants to serve his team as a leader and role model for his fellow players. Check out the video above for more on Ngakoue’s strategy on being one of the best players in the NFL.