The following video is a pre-Draft interview with now San Francisco 49ers wide receiver DeAndre Smelter. The interview, which was posted on April 11, was by Jacksonville Jaguars senior correspondent Brian Sexton and took place during Smelter's visit to Everbank Field. He talks about his injury, baseball career, work ethic, weaknesses, and more.
And of course, he sat for the interview while wearing a Golden State Warriors hat.
Smelter was drafted in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
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