I sat down with the 26-year-old suburban Chicago native to discuss everything from Michael Jordan-centric movies to what life was like as a student-athlete at an Ivy League school.
This is Behind the Buccaneers with Cameron Brate:
Carmen Vitali: What got you into sports?
Cameron Brate: We had a field in my backyard so there was a bunch of kids in my neighborhood. We were always just, football, basketball, baseball. I liked the competition and I liked being active.
Vitali: When did you know football was what you wanted to do?