Monthly Archives: February 2011
Nevada prospects explosive
While most NFL draft followers knew of Nevada’s athletic quarterback Colin Kaepernick, few anticipated that his two Wolfpack teammates would be blowing up in workouts at the NFL combine. First it was Nevada TE Virgil Green who at 6’3 3/8″ and 238 had a 42-inch vertical leap, eclipsing that of former record holder Vernon Davis. [...]
Mariucci mock has DL to Bills
NFL Network analyst Steve Mariucci put together his top 10 mock draft and he’s got a defensive lineman to Buffalo. He’s also got a surprise in front of Buffalo with Denver at 2. Mariucci has Buffalo taking Auburn’s Nick Fairley with the third overall pick with Da’Quan Bowers going first overall to Carolina and North [...]
Casey Matthews pulls out
Oregon LB Casey Matthews has pulled out of his combine workout after sustaining an injury. Forecast as a mid-round pick, Matthews, who has strong NFL bloodlines, sustained a shoulder injury during his bench press on Sunday. He doesn’t believe he’ll need surgery, and is hopeful he’s healthy enough to bench at his pro day on March 10th.
Bills free agents
We don’t know how many of the free agents with four or five accrued seasons will be classified (unrestricted, restricted) under a new collective bargaining agreement, but in any event here are Buffalo’s impending free agents and their number of accrued seasons. LB Akin Ayodele – 9 CB Drayton Florence – 8 DE John McCargo [...]
Paea with record 49 reps
Oregon State DT Stephen Paea couldn’t quite lock out rep number 50 on the bench press, but his 49 reps set an NFL combine record breaking the old mark set by Arkansas C Mitch Petrus (2010), Ohio State’s Mike Kudla (2006) and UTEP and former Bills DL Leif Larsen (2000) who all had 45 reps. [...]
Peterson wants to blaze in 40
LSU CB Patrick Peterson, largely considered a top 5 pick, has a pretty low figure in mind for his 40 time on Tuesday. “I definitely want to run a 4.2. If not, then in the low 4.3s.” Peterson said the last time he ran a timed 40 was last week and he ran a 4.29, [...]
UB corner ready to run
University at Buffalo CB Josh Thomas is the only local prospect at the NFL combine and intends to show well in workouts. “I plan on running in the low 4.4s possibly high 4.3s on Tuesday,” said Thomas. Thomas is a very experienced cornerback having appeared in 47 games in his college career and a good [...]
Fairley to lift despite injury
Nick Fairley said he’ll be working out fully. This despite the fact that he sustianed an injury in a mid-November game against Georgia. “I had a shoulder injury in the Georgia game,” said Fairley. ”It was a shoulder separation, AC joint and it wasn’t anything too serious. I played every game afterwards and it’s getting a [...]
Spiller gets props at combine
Miami CB DeMarcus Van Dyke was asked who his toughest cover assignment was in his college career. His answer was a Buffalo Bill. “I would say it was C.J. Spiller,” said Van Dyke. “He was tough off the line, but I haven’t talked to them here at the combine.” Van Dyke, who said his fastest [...]
Fairley looks trim
Auburn DL Nick Fairley looked very fit as he made his way into the media room Sunday. Fairley measured 6’4″ 291 pounds about five to 10 pounds lighter than his playing weight at Auburn. He said he played this past season between 290 and 300 as his weight fluctuated throughout the season. The defensive lineman was [...]
Newton 40 times
Cam Newton just wrapped up his second attempt in the 40. Here are the unofficial results. Newton’s first attempt was a 4.58. He followed that up with a 4.59. The bottom line is for a QB that’s 6’5″ 4.58 is more than fast enough.
Locker, Kaepernick lead 40s
Washington QB Jake Locker and Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick not surprisingly are the leaders in the early unofficial 40 times from the quarterbacks. Locker ran an unofficial 4.52, while Kaepernick ran an unofficial 4.53. If Locker’s time holds up it would be the fourth fastest 40 time by a QB since 2000, while Kaepernick’s would tie [...]
Newton’s interview list
ESPN’s Adam Schefter undercovered a handful of NFL clubs that interviewed Cam Newton last night. Here was his rundown from his twitter account. AdamSchefter For what it’s worth, teams that have interviewed Cam Newton at the Combine include the Dolphins, Titans, 49ers, Seahawks and Cowboys Newton confirmed Saturday that he had interviewed with the Cowboys.
Billick mock has DL to Bills
While most everyone is predicting Cam Newton to the Bills at three, NFL Network analyst Brian Billick has things shaking out differently for the Bills at three. After predicting LSU CB Patrick Peterson to Carolina at 1 and Da’Quan Bowers to Denver at 2, Billick selects Alabama’s Marcell Dareus for the Bills at 3. Dareus [...]
Cam confirms
Heisman trophy winner Cam Newton brought the media room at the NFL combine to a halt. In making an opening statement before taking questions he confirmed that he will do all the drills here at the combine. “I’m excited to compete this week and you will see me doing everything possible to become the best [...]
Mallett walks off lectern
The questions about allegations of drug use came up early for Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett as he took to the lectern in the media room at the NFL combine. And after seven and a half minutes, he promptly ended his press conference. “I said I’m not going to talk about it here,” said Mallett several [...]
Bowers on his meniscus tear
Clemson DE Da’Quan Bowers provided an update on the meniscus tear in his knee that required surgery after this past season. “I’m 100 percent,” he said. “It was small meniscus tear. It hampered me in my first three weeks of training, which is why I’m not doing anything at the combine. I feel I want [...]
DE Heyward on his rehab
Ohio State DE Cameron Heyward won’t be working out here at the NFL combine following surgery to repair a UCL (ulnar collateral ligament) in his elbow. He gave an update on his rehab schedule moving forward. “It’s getting better,” said Heyward of his elbow. ”I’ve got full motion back in it already. I’m a little disappointed [...]
Dareus built like a tree
Alabama DL Marcell Dareus weighed in at 319 pounds making him five pounds bigger than Buffalo’s Torell Troup, but looking at him you’d be convinced that it’s equally distributed between his upper and lower body. At 6’3 1/2″ Dareus is thick from head to toe. When asked to characterize himself he said he’s a “nice [...]
