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‘I’m happy you’re one of us, man’ - Watch the moment the Seahawks call Julian Neal

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Julian Neal’s phone call with the Seattle Seahawks coaching staff at pick 99 in the NFL Draft.

Julian Neal’s enthusiasm is audibly contagious as Mike Macdonald gets on the phone. “You there brother? Still alive?

” Asks the Super Bowl winning head coach as he laughs at the sound of pure glee emanating from the other end of the line. Keep celebrating, @J12_neal pic. twitter.

com/T6AAU19qsr — Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) April 25, 2026 It was fate. Julian had not received all 32 hats as he was supposed to, so he sent his aunt to go buy a Seahawks hat . He had a good feeling about it.

When he had met up with Leslie Frazier at the combine, the assistant head Coach informed him that the Seahawks were likely to pick him in the draft. That turned out to be reality. A decision you can tell Mike was extremely excited about, as his smile was beaming as he spoke to Neal.