Monday, July 09, 2007

NFL NEWS AND NOTES


Maryland sophomore OT Jared Gaither had a solid pro-day style workout prior to Thursday’s supplemental draft this morning. With representatives from all 32 NFL teams in attendance, Gaither measured in at just a tad under 6-9 and weighed 324 pounds. Gaither also reportedly ran well for a big man posting a 40-time in the 5.00 to 5.15 second range; he also did the short shuttle in around 4.50 second and the 3-cone drill in the area of 7.20 seconds. For the record, Gaither’s time in the 3-cone drill was considerably faster than any OT at this year’s combine, while his short shuttle time would have been third fastest. His 40-time would have been somewhere between 4th and 8th fastest. The only down note for Gaither was the fact that he was only able to do 15 reps pressing 225 pounds, ostensibly because he has a slightly strained shoulder.

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