Chimere Dike returns home to Waukesha before heading off to Tennessee Titans rookie camp
WAUKESHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Chimere Dike played high school football at Waukesha North. He later suited up at wide receiver for his home state Wisconsin Badgers, and the Florida Gators.
Now he's off to rookie camp, drafted by the Tennessee Titans. But before taking off for Nashville? He came back home, to get more workouts in.
"To be able to come to NX Level and work with Brad. Like, it's a great opportunity," Titans Wide Receiver and Waukesha native Chimere Dike says. "He's the best. And we work with some of the best here. So to be around Hunter and all the other pro guys? It's just really good to kind of be able to measure up and push each other and make each other better each day. You know, the Watt brothers. Zack Baun. Like all those guys I grew up watching. And now to kind of be peers with them? It's pretty awesome. It's what I've been working for. And I think they help make it seem obtainable. Right? Like you come in here and work out and you see those guys and you know, they're humans too. And I thought like maybe I could be like them one day. And now I'm in this position and hopefully I can inspire another kid coming up in this area."
Dike had to wait until day 3 to get drafted by the Titans. But not a long wait on that day. He was the first pick of the fourth round.
"For anybody? There's some nerves," Dike says. "You know, watching the draft Friday then you know just having faith and believing that you know you're going to get another opportunity the next day. And luckily it wasn't too long of a day and I had a lot of really good people around me. I mean I think I've always had confidence in myself. You know, I think the key thing to remember. A quote Coach Chryst gave me when he offered me. And it was, you haven't arrived and the investment's never due. So just you know even whatever I've accomplished so far? Like I've got a lot more work to do. And just to continue to stay humble and be able to take advantage of every single day."