 Hey Matt, congrats. The phone call, that'll change lives. Get learned, we're gonna pick you right here ma'am. Hey, lift up. Lift up the right move. I know it's the right move. That's why we just moved up for you. The moment when all your hard work is rewarded. A call that NC State's Chandler Zavala and Florida State's Robert Cooper hope to get. Your strong ability to push the pocket to where you know quarterback can't step up but if he does you know he gonna run into me. You're gonna get the best offensive lineman in the draft and as he gets to play one of the best offensive linemen ever to play this game. Kansas City, the side of the 2023 NFL Draft. Both Zavala and Cooper were invited by the NFL Players Association to attend pre-draft events. To be here it feels amazing. You know just going through the activities and you know meeting different people and you know it's always good meeting people and getting my name out there and letting everybody know who Robert Cooper is. Robert was a very playful child at the beginning and one of the reasons we got him in the football is to keep him active. He was 320 pounds in the seventh grade and that's when he figured everything was clicking for him. You know they're asking what you want to be when you grow up and you know I'm always saying NFL player I never say anything different. How does it feel to be here? The blessing is kind of crazy though it's because of my journey. I mean you put in a lot of hard work but it's nice to see people like notice you and everything so it's pretty nice. Talk to me about how proud you are of Chandler. Very proud. I didn't think we would go from not even liking Peebie football to actually being an NFL draft prospect. Just overjoyed. Very strong hands once he latches on he's like a wrestler he does not give up. He has latched on and he finishes. How would you say football has shaped his character? It made him stronger. He's awesome. Very humble. He's never given me any problems. In school, out of school I just tell him to remain who he is. How you hit it? Oh shoot. Oh this is nice. This is real nice. I think I got it. Yeah I got it but I just got to make it the right length. Have the zoom cargo with the Eagles. Doing good. They're picking at you at 10? I don't know. Let's see. Days before the draft, special events helped prospects transition smoothly into the NFL. Current and former players gave advice on how to adjust in the NFL and manage your finances. We've had a great event coming up here. I've enjoyed the time that I've met with all the players the parents I look forward to talking to everybody. Thought about like the home buying process at all. I'll probably say two, three years in the league I'll definitely be looking for a house. I think maybe just for the first four years just buy like a single family home. It's to figure out where you're going to go after your first four years in the league. And after that it's probably to buy a nice just nothing too big it's a nice three bedroom house. But the man that's given the most advice is Derek Gilmore. Cooper and Zavala's agent. I'd like to see you being able to get extension and then you move past like showing extension. You know he's been doing a lot for me you know just putting me out there getting exposed and you know setting up different radio shows and you know different events for me and just to help me get my name out there. For Cooper, the leadership in town is second to none but he's currently recovering from a shoulder injury. So you're going to fly to Dallas and go see Dr. Cooper who's the best shoulder guy in the country. Despite the shoulder impacting his draft stock Cooper has still received interest from a few teams. It's a good couple but you know if I had to point something out I mean I took a visit with Seattle you know that was a great experience you know meeting out meeting all the staff there but yeah I'd definitely say you know Seattle Miami and New York. As for Savala alongside Gilmore his family is his biggest support system. His mom in person, his dad from a distance. He actually had to have another surgery a couple weeks ago that's why he couldn't come out here. He had a couple scars left where they did surgery. He had to do like a reversible bandaid because he was still bleeding and everything so but he's got news he's cancer free and he should be good. He's telling me maybe one more surgery or not but we'll see in a couple weeks but it's been a hard time for him. He's become a very sensitive man. Yeah so he kind of leans on me a lot now so just be there for my father and family. The 2023 NFL draft had arrived. There was a slight chance that Savala could have been drafted on day two but his name was never called. Once day three arrived it didn't take long for someone to reach out. Hey man, congrats. Thank you coach. You ready to play next to Icky? Yes sir, you know I am. I know I know you are. Alright, see you pal, congratulations. See ya, thank you coach. Go Carolina. In 14th pick in the 2023 NFL draft the Carolina Panthers select Chancellor Zavala. Zavala stays in the state he played college football in. He reunites with his former teammate on the offensive line Icky Iquanu and will block for the number one overall pick Bryce Young. Robert Cooper went undrafted but one of the teams he mentioned that had interest in him, the Seattle Seahawks signed him as an undrafted free agent. They're going to find that he's going to be there for the whole organization whether it's for the city, the community, the team he's going to put his team first you know that's just the kind of guy you get and you're going to get a dedicated person. You're getting a warrior. What I'm known for is being a two down player just stopping the run, pushing the pocket that's what I promise myself man doing what I do best is the best I can. NC State got us still in the transfer quarter with the Division II linemen who got a adversity and then came back and the first team on ACC is now one of the top guard prospects so when I go to the NFL I will be the top guard so it's going to keep this thing rolling keeping who I am.