2022 PFN Player Profiles: Isaac Samsel – Clearfield

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Billy Splain | August 8, 2022

Isaac Samsel
Clearfield 
Class Of 2023
DE/OL
Jersey #51
HT/WT
5’8” 215
14.5 sacks 2 interceptions
Other sports Track and Field
Twitter @IsaacSamsel

Why do you play football?
It has always been a passion of mine, and it has helped shape the person I am tpday and moving forward.

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
My favorite sports star is Aaron Donald just because he is so dominant and he beat the stereotypes of “being too small” as a defensive linemen.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
We were playing St. Marys in our 2020 district playoff game. The ball was thrown on a short slant route and I had moved toward the tackle from a pass rush. The ball was tapped into the air, so I jumped over the pile and intercepted the ball.

What are your goals for this coming season?
My goals this season are to win, and win some more.

What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?
The Philadelphia Eagles football stadium.

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
The Philadelphia Eagles.

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
The 2017 Super Bowl, because the Eagles beat the Patriots.

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
The Blindside because of the moving story about a football player and his difficulty in life.

Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
I would love to play at a safety position.

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
My mentor has always been my father, he has been helping me through my entire life, and as I get older the more I understand how great of a person he is.

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
I would love yo play basketball.

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
Missing a sack against Dubois my junior year.

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My cousin Brandon is my biggest fan, he use to play football and he has been with me my entire high school career.

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
I like video games and watching movies.

What is your favorite football memory to date?
My favorite memory is winning our tenth and final regular season game of my junior year, that made us undefeated.

What is your favorite play to run?
Any play that I get to pull at tackle.

What scares you the most?
Not being able to play football after highschool.

Music of choice:
70-90s rock

What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
Pokemon cards, because I had an addiction to them.

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
My restaurant go to is easily Five Guys.

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Sheetz on top.

What is your favorite vacation destination?
The Outer Banks in North Carolina.

Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
A game between the Eagles and the Lions.

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