http://blogs.nfl.com Official Blog of the National Football League Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:08:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://blogs.nfl.com http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/14/jones-40-vertical-on-par-with-combines-best/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/14/jones-40-vertical-on-par-with-combines-best/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:58:20 +0000 Steve Wyche http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77047 Taiwan Jones ran 40-yard dash times in the 4.3- to 4.35-second range and had vertical jumps of 39.5 and 40 inches, according to a source who attended the running back's pro day Thursday.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/14/jones-40-vertical-on-par-with-combines-best/feed/ 0 stevewychenfln http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/13/devine-makes-most-of-west-virginias-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/13/devine-makes-most-of-west-virginias-pro-day/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:18:56 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77136 beyond Alabama's Mark Ingram and, in recent days, Eastern Washington's Taiwan Jones, but that didn't prevent Noel Devine from taking advantage of West Virginia's pro day March 17.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/13/devine-makes-most-of-west-virginias-pro-day/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/12/new-mexico-ol-bell-solid-at-lobos-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/12/new-mexico-ol-bell-solid-at-lobos-pro-day/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:55:18 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76876 Byron Bell.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/12/new-mexico-ol-bell-solid-at-lobos-pro-day/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/12/iowa-state-prospects-make-most-of-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/12/iowa-state-prospects-make-most-of-pro-day/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:25:36 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76872 David Sims and TE Collin Franklin.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/12/iowa-state-prospects-make-most-of-pro-day/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/07/villanovas-ijalana-holds-private-workout-for-scouts/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/07/villanovas-ijalana-holds-private-workout-for-scouts/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 02:21:47 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76661 Ben Ijalana, who was unable to work out at the NFL Scouting Combine or the school’s pro day, held a personal workout Wednesday for scouts indoors on FieldTurf.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/07/villanovas-ijalana-holds-private-workout-for-scouts/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/07/notre-dames-rudolph-proves-he-is-top-te/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/07/notre-dames-rudolph-proves-he-is-top-te/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:22:50 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76653 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/07/notre-dames-rudolph-proves-he-is-top-te/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/06/indiana-wr-doss-hampered-by-hip-at-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/06/indiana-wr-doss-hampered-by-hip-at-pro-day/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:26:38 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76575 Tandon Doss could not work out at the NFL Scouting Combine in February while he recovered from hip surgery, so he had a lot to prove at his pro day held Wednesday.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/06/indiana-wr-doss-hampered-by-hip-at-pro-day/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/06/virginia-cb-dowling-has-good-showing-at-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/06/virginia-cb-dowling-has-good-showing-at-pro-day/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:11:32 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76557 Ras-I Dowling needed a big pro day performance Monday to prove that an injury-riddled senior season hasn’t diminished what he can bring to an NFL team, and the kid excelled.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/06/virginia-cb-dowling-has-good-showing-at-pro-day/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/06/alabama-qb-mcelroy-shakes-off-injury-concerns/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/06/alabama-qb-mcelroy-shakes-off-injury-concerns/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:48:54 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76535 Greg McElroy demonstrated that he has recovered well from a fracture in his throwing hand, tossing 50 passes to teammate Earl Alexander and South Alabama WR Courtney Smith on Tuesday at a makeup for the Crimson Tide's March 9 pro day.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/06/alabama-qb-mcelroy-shakes-off-injury-concerns/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/04/smus-robinson-hopes-to-follow-in-sanders-footsteps/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/04/smus-robinson-hopes-to-follow-in-sanders-footsteps/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:50:56 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76432 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/04/smus-robinson-hopes-to-follow-in-sanders-footsteps/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/01/mayock-bowers-workout-shouldnt-change-value/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/01/mayock-bowers-workout-shouldnt-change-value/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 02:32:50 +0000 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76284 Da'Quan Bowers bandwagon after a pro-day workout that could be viewed as subpar and the Clemson defensive end himself described as just "decent." But NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock isn't one of them.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/01/mayock-bowers-workout-shouldnt-change-value/feed/ 0 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/01/rb-jones-sits-out-eastern-washington-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/01/rb-jones-sits-out-eastern-washington-pro-day/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:51:15 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76795 Taiwan Jones in a pre-draft setting will have to wait a little longer.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/01/rb-jones-sits-out-eastern-washington-pro-day/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/green-keanemana-help-themselves-at-hawaii-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/green-keanemana-help-themselves-at-hawaii-pro-day/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:49:37 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76338 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/green-keanemana-help-themselves-at-hawaii-pro-day/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/mayock-quinn-showed-rare-and-elite-skills-for-end/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/mayock-quinn-showed-rare-and-elite-skills-for-end/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:03:04 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76240 Robert Quinn projects in the upcoming NFL Draft, NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock doesn't share them.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/mayock-quinn-showed-rare-and-elite-skills-for-end/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/bowers-has-a-lot-riding-on-workout-for-nfl-teams/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/bowers-has-a-lot-riding-on-workout-for-nfl-teams/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:48:43 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76231 Da’Quan Bowers has yet to take the field to audition for NFL teams since having arthroscopic right knee surgery in January, making his workout Friday extremely important.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/bowers-has-a-lot-riding-on-workout-for-nfl-teams/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/uscs-cameron-helps-stock-compares-to-saints-graham/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/uscs-cameron-helps-stock-compares-to-saints-graham/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:23:34 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76221 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/uscs-cameron-helps-stock-compares-to-saints-graham/feed/ 3 Gil Brandt j_cameron_110331_BLOG http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/stephen-f-austin-lb-williams-gives-scouts-a-look/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/stephen-f-austin-lb-williams-gives-scouts-a-look/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:06:56 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76206 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/stephen-f-austin-lb-williams-gives-scouts-a-look/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/quinn-little-impress-at-large-unc-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/quinn-little-impress-at-large-unc-pro-day/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:02:41 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76207 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/quinn-little-impress-at-large-unc-pro-day/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/trojans-ot-smith-doesnt-disappoint-at-usc-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/trojans-ot-smith-doesnt-disappoint-at-usc-pro-day/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:33:12 +0000 Bucky Brooks http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76165 Tyron Smith was the focal point of USC's pro day Wednesday, and the big man didn't disappoint the legions of scouts and coaches in attendance.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/trojans-ot-smith-doesnt-disappoint-at-usc-pro-day/feed/ 0 williambrooks t_smith_110330_BLOG http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/lombardi-locker-impressive-but-still-a-project/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/lombardi-locker-impressive-but-still-a-project/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:22:46 +0000 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76158 Michael Lombardi didn't change his opinion after watching Jake Locker's workout at Washington's pro day.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/lombardi-locker-impressive-but-still-a-project/feed/ 0 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/osus-heyward-pleased-with-elbow-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/osus-heyward-pleased-with-elbow-pro-day/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:05:14 +0000 Steve Wyche http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76138 Cameron Heyward, a projected first-round draft pick, felt good not only about the way he performed in front of dozens of NFL scouts at his pro day Wednesday, but about the fact that he simply performed period.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/osus-heyward-pleased-with-elbow-pro-day/feed/ 0 stevewychenfln http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/locker-shows-plenty-of-arm-at-washington-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/locker-shows-plenty-of-arm-at-washington-pro-day/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:10:13 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76129 Jake Locker showed good velocity on his passes for the representatives of 20 NFL teams who traveled to the University of Washington's pro day Wednesday.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/locker-shows-plenty-of-arm-at-washington-pro-day/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/heyward-holds-makeup-workout-runs-slow-40/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/heyward-holds-makeup-workout-runs-slow-40/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:08:09 +0000 Steve Wyche http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76106 Cam Heyward, who had Tommy John surgery in January, had his makeup workout at Ohio State on Wednesday in front of an NFL contingent that included representatives from 3-4 defensive schemers Pittsburgh and San Diego.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/heyward-holds-makeup-workout-runs-slow-40/feed/ 2 stevewychenfln http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/oline-db-coaches-descend-on-utah/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/oline-db-coaches-descend-on-utah/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:42:00 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76101 Brandon Burton and a trio of linemen took center stage at Utah's pro day on Tuesday.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/oline-db-coaches-descend-on-utah/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/south-carolinas-saunders-tries-to-repair-reputation/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/south-carolinas-saunders-tries-to-repair-reputation/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:47:41 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76196 Weslye Saunders was back on South Carolina's practice field Wednesday working out for scouts and personnel from 28 NFL teams -- and trying to repair his reputation. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/south-carolinas-saunders-tries-to-repair-reputation/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/oordt-looks-strong-at-northern-iowa-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/oordt-looks-strong-at-northern-iowa-pro-day/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:06:24 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76510 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/oordt-looks-strong-at-northern-iowa-pro-day/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/29/ayers-bolsters-draft-stock-at-ucla-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/29/ayers-bolsters-draft-stock-at-ucla-pro-day/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:17:34 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76345 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/29/ayers-bolsters-draft-stock-at-ucla-pro-day/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/29/ayers-moore-deliver-at-uclas-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/29/ayers-moore-deliver-at-uclas-pro-day/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:00:18 +0000 Bucky Brooks http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76088 Akeem Ayers and Rahim Moore with an opportunity to solidify their status as potential top-40 picks, and the duo delivered solid performances. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/29/ayers-moore-deliver-at-uclas-pro-day/feed/ 0 williambrooks http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/29/steelers-look-to-austin-for-defensive-help/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/29/steelers-look-to-austin-for-defensive-help/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:20:56 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76051 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/29/steelers-look-to-austin-for-defensive-help/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/28/sure-handed-binns-shines-at-cincinnati-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/28/sure-handed-binns-shines-at-cincinnati-pro-day/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:25:48 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76804 Armon Binns took part in Cincinnati's pro day on March 28, one of nine Bearcats on display in front of representatives for 27 NFL teams. The event was held indoors on FieldTurf.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/28/sure-handed-binns-shines-at-cincinnati-pro-day/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt