Julian Okwara joined Sirius XM NFL Radio for a phone interview shortly after he was informed he was joining older brother, Romeo, as a member of the Detroit Lions. The third-round pick from Notre Dame is definitely excited to join his brother and help the Detroit Lions win some football games.
Julian was asked about if he believed pre-draft that he could join Romeo in Detroit.
“No, I mean, going through the process you meet with all the teams and you never expect it. It just went…it’s a dream come true,” he said proudly.
He addressed the injury issue that many believe caused him to fall in the draft process. Okwara broke his leg and missed the final four Notre Dame games in 2019.
“I got injured in the 9th game against Duke. I wasn’t sure, a lot of things were going through my head. (phone breaks up) … I just knew I was not going to freak out, that I would do whatever I could to work out and get myself healthy. Now I’m just going through the process and excited to get to work.”
Julian noted that he didn’t “play the waiting game too much” because he was at brother Romeo’s draft party and saw what happened when his big brother went undrafted.
