2022 PFN Player Profile: Brett Nye – Shamokin

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Billy Splain | July 13, 2022

Brett Nye
Shamokin
Class Of 2023
Quarterback
Jersey #15
HT/WT6’2”/210 lbs
Other sports Track and Field
2021 NFA Skills Challenge Champion
Twitter @Brettnye1

Why do you play football?
I play football because I love playing the game. I love the opportunities it gives me and lessons it teaches me. Football taught me to work hard and to work with others. Football has made me a better person.

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Tom Brady is my favorite sports star because he is is the greatest football player of all time.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
My favorite play is our vertical route combo. It is a play to get a big gain and it is easy to read the defense and make a decision.

What are your goals for this coming season?
My goals for this season is to win the District Championship and advance to the State Playoffs.

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
My favorite pro team is the New England Patriots.

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
2020 Week 4 vs Shikellamy: After a rough start going down 13-0 in the first few minutes of the game, we (Shamokin Area Indians) started a run of our own. We scored 41 unanswered points before giving up a TD in the 4th quarter, resulting in a 41-20 win. It is my favorite game because not only did we come back from an early 13-0 deficit, I finished the game with 343 yards and 3 TDs. I was close to beating the school record for passing yard in a game with that performance.

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Remember the Titans

Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
I would love to return a kickoff for a touchdown.

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Golf
What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
My most embarrassing sports moment is tripping and falling while running onto the field in a little league football game.

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
My go to activity would be golfing with my friends.

What is your favorite football memory to date?
My favorite football memory is my first pass after returning from my injury this past season. The pass was a 40 yard completion that boosted the confidence of myself and my teammates. That got us pumped for the rest of the season after that play.

What is your favorite play to run?
My favorite play is trips right 60 vertical.

Music of choice:
My music of choice is pop.

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Texas Roadhouse

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Sheetz

What is your favorite vacation destination?
Clearwater Beach, Florida

Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
Super Bowl XLVII: Ravens vs. 49ers

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