CHARLOTTE — Former Weddington defensive back Malik Mustapha used what could have been viewed as rejection and instead, used it as fuel.
His mother Dee Myles made sure of it.
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“I consider myself a coach, a mother, mentor, coach, psychiatrist, psychologist, nutritionist -- all of those things,” Myles said.
Along his football journey, the two recalled feedback from critics who believed Mustapha was too small, if not the right “fit” for a Division I program.
At Wake Forest last season, the safety led the team in solo tackles and now is preparing for the NFL Draft.
>> In the video at the top of the page, Channel 9′s DaShawn Brown sits down with Malik Mustapha’s mother to talk about her son’s journey in football.
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