Posted: Friday, March 29th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Bill Johnson, JR., Ryan Griffin, Tulane
Representatives from 18 NFL teams were on hand for Tulane’s pro day on Friday, where six Green Wave players worked out indoors on FieldTurf in the New Orleans Saints’ practice facility.
The Saints had a number of their staff in attendance, and an assistant coach from the Jacksonville Jaguars was also there.
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Posted: Friday, March 29th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Jawanza Starling, Khaled Holmes, Matt Barkley, Nickell Robey, Robert Woods, Southern California, T.J. McDonald, University of Southern California, USC
Representatives from every NFL team were on hand for Southern California’s pro day on Wednesday, where 15 players (plus seven others, including former USC tight end Dominique Byrd) worked out outdoors on FieldTurf.
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Posted: Friday, March 29th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Artie Ulmer, Edmund Kugbila, Ryan Schraeder, Ryan Smith, Valdosta State
Representatives from 19 NFL teams gathered at Valdosta State’s pro day on March 18, where seven Blazers players and five others from smaller area colleges worked out outdoors on FieldTurf.
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Posted: Friday, March 29th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Darius Taylor, Daxton Swanson, Sam Houston State, Trey Diller
A total of 10 players worked out at Sam Houston State’s pro day on March 19, and NFL Scouting Combine invitee Daxton Swanson held off his workout until Thursday.
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Posted: Friday, March 29th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Fresno State, Phillip Thomas, Robbie Rouse, Shawn Plummer
Representatives from 19 NFL teams gathered at Fresno State’s pro day on March 20, where 17 players worked out outdoors on FieldTurf.
The Bulldogs’ successor to former Fresno State running back and current member of the San Diego Chargers — Ryan Mathews — and a star safety were the notable participants.
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Posted: Thursday, March 28th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Barkevious Mingo, bennie logan, brad wing, chris faulk, Eric Reid, Kevin Minter, lavar edwards, LSU, LSU pro day, michael ford, p.j. lonergan, Russell Sheppard, sam montgomery, spencer ware, tharold simon, Tyrann Mathieu
Representatives from all 32 NFL teams were present at LSU’s pro day on March 27. Workouts were held indoors on FieldTurf on a very warm day. Among the notable attendees were Jason Licht, the Arizona Cardinals director of player personnel; Hue Jackson and Mike Zimmer of the Cincinnati Bengals; and the head coaches and general managers from the New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles. Twenty players from this year’s LSU team participated, as well as six players from the 2011-2012 team.
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Posted: Thursday, March 28th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, braden brown, BYU, ziggy ansah
Eleven players worked out indoors on FieldTurf at BYU’s pro day on March 28. Scouts and personnel from 18 NFL teams were present, including the offensive coordinator from Oakland and Philadelphia.
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Posted: Thursday, March 28th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Devan Walker, Nathan Stanley, Robert Alford, Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana hosted 18 NFL teams for its pro day on a March 26. Defensive back coaches from the New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams were on-hand to see cornerback Robert Alford on a chilly, 43-degree day. Five Lions ran drills and were joined by one player from Henderson State.
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Posted: Thursday, March 28th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Jeremy Harris, New Mexico State
Representatives from three NFL teams gathered at New Mexico State’s pro day on March 21, where a workout was held outdoors on FieldTurf.
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Posted: Thursday, March 28th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Abilene Christian, Jake Mullin, McMurry, Mitchell Gale
Representatives from the Dallas Cowboys gathered at Abilene Christian’s pro day on March 21, where a workout was held outdoors in 20-30 miles-per-hour winds.
Two quarterbacks at Abilene Christian’s pro day could wind up as rookie free-agent pickups following the 2013 NFL Draft.
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Posted: Thursday, March 28th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Rodgers, Rogers Gaines, Tennessee State, Vanderbilt, Zac Stacy
Representatives from 22 NFL teams — including a large contingent representing the Tennessee Titans — gathered at at joint pro day for Tennessee State and Vanderbilt held on March 22, where 12 Tennessee State players worked out in the morning and nine Vanderbilt players worked out in the afternoon.
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Posted: Thursday, March 28th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Collins Ukwu, Dermontti Dawson, Kentucky, Larry Warford, Matt Smith
Representatives from 28 NFL teams gathered at Kentucky’s pro day on March 28, where 15 players worked out indoors on FieldTurf.
The most notable participant was Larry Warford, who has a chance to be the highest-drafted offensive lineman from Kentucky since Dermontti Dawson — a 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee — was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1988 NFL Draft.
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Posted: Thursday, March 28th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Eastern Kentucky, T.J. Pryor, Tyrone Goard
Representatives from 15 NFL teams gathered at Eastern Kentucky’s pro day on March 21, where nine Colonels players — plus five more from smaller colleges in the area — worked out outdoors on FieldTurf.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Darius Johnson, Ja'Gared Davis, Kyle Padron, Margus Hunt, SMU, Taylor Reed, Zach Line
Defensive end Margus Hunt is projected by some experts to be a first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, and is also a symbol of just how far the Southern Methodist University football program has come since the infamous “Death Penalty” was levied in the 1980s.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 | Gil Brandt | Tags: 2013 pro days, Andy Dalton, Jacksonville Jaguars, Matt Barkley, Southern California, USC
The highly anticipated on-campus workout of USC quarterback Matt Barkley finally took place on Wednesday.
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