Twitter Reports at Combine on Draft & Cowboys

[cowboyjoe]

CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
RT @calvinwatkins: Jerry Jones said the team will talk to Cam Newton but is outstanding at the QB position.

CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
RT @Schottey: The "new" [concussion] tool is just more of the old--balance tests, cognitive tests--it also isn't mandatory
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Albert Breer
And @DeSmithNFLPA has entered that agent meeting, fresh from the airport.
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CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
Cowboys reportedly taking a look at Cam Newton: http://bit.ly/gDd1vs
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DEZ_88 Dez Bryant
Good morning everyone have a bless day
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[cowboyjoe]

CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
RT @caplannfl: According to agent sources in meeting today: teams can't talk to agents at pro days about rookies if there's a lockout.

[cowboyjoe]

CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
RT @RavensInsider: Source: 'Being told teams will not be able to do individual pre draft workouts. Don't see that happening."
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Joe Fortenbaugh
Dee Smith tells agents nothing to avoid leaks, message immediately leaks...http://t.co/7ivl2qX via @ravensinsider
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CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
RT @RavensInsider: DeMaurice Smith did tell the agents, "There is some progress." Didn't get into specifics.
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[cowboyjoe]

CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
RT @EKayCBSSports: Shanahan bringing up the rear of today's interviews at the combine http://yfrog.com/gzkesgij
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Albert Breer
... Rookies aren't officially members of the union until they sign a contract. PA views them as members, but by letter of law, they aren't.
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Gerald Sensabaugh
Beach for today and main event for tonight?
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Albert Breer
The rookie thing is spill-over from the rules on team officials talking to active players. Prospects = Gray area.
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CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
NFL already handing out invitations to 2011 NFL Draft. Trying to block a boycott: http://bit.ly/e7n0Nj (CC: @nfllockout)

[cowboyjoe]

Albert Breer
... That's De Smith that "Kinda said that, then backed off."
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply » MattBowen41 Matt Bowen
Clear that Ted Thompson, Packers have set the bar in terms of scouting. Plenty of talk about Tramon Williams, Starks, Shields here in Indy.
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Albert Breer
Was told rookie thing came up in context of vets & OTAs, minicamps, etc. On rookies not working out, etc: "Kinda said that, then backed off"
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MattBowen41 One thing you will hear at the podium from head coaches, GMs in Indy is to "build through the draft," using Packers, Steelers as examples.
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Albert Breer
Smith also emphasized he'd honor the media blackout. Mentioned a certain reporter camped out on a DC street corner.

[cowboyjoe]

JC_NFL: @brentsobleski just told me that Auburn's Nick Fairley has been rehabbing a small separation in his shoulder he suffered during the season. [via Twitter]

[cowboyjoe]

js_bearreport: Wisconsin G/C John Moffitt has spoken to a number of teams this weekend, but won't reveal which ones. "It's a secret," he said. [via

[cowboyjoe]

ScoutNFL: Wisconsin guard John Moffitt echoed what his teammate with the Badgers, tackle Gabe Carimi, said Thursday with regard to their offensive line playing at its best when the stakes were at their highest.

"I think that's why you win big games," Moffitt said, "because players play well."

There were probably a few teams in the NFL this past season that would have rather had the entire Wisconsin offensive line instead of their own. Naturally, Chicago comes to mind. -- John Crist, Scout.com NFL Analyst

[cowboyjoe]

ScoutNFL: Cecil Shorts is looking to follow in the swift footsteps of fellow Mount Union football alum Pierre Garcon, the Indianapolis Colts wide receiver.

Like Garcon, Shorts excelled at a smaller level.

And Shorts has major NFL ambitions.

He's rising quickly on draft boards, according to league sources.

NFL scouts love his speed, kick-return skills and like his potential to even run the Wildcat offense if asked as a former quarterback. He's expected to run in the 4.3 to 4.4 range in the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine.

Last season, he caught 63 passes for 1,106 yards and 17 touchdowns, running for one score, returning two punts for touchdowns and another kickoff return for a score after missing the first three games with an ankle injury.

As a sophomore, he caught 77 passes for 1,485 yards and 23 touchdowns to earn All-American honors. He also quarterbacked his team due to an injury in the Division III playoffs and rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries.

Shorts is also a track and field All-American selection.

He finished fifth in the 55 meters in the 2009 indoor track championships.

What do you want NFL teams to come away knowing about you?

Shorts: "When they meet me, they'll see I'm an overall good guy with no character problems or issues with the law or team discipline. That will speak for itself. Playing-wise, I just want to prove that I can play. People question my speed, which I take as a slap in the face. I'll definitely prove that I'm fast, will catch every ball and that I can play at this level."

What kind of time do you expect to run?

Shorts: "I've been running 4.3, 4.4. My trainer is a very tough timer.
What sort of questions do you expect about your Division III background?

Shorts: "I expect the main question that will arise from all the scouts and coaches and general managers is, 'Can you play at this level?' I'll go out there and do my best and compete. It should be a very good week."

Why should an NFL team draft you within the first three to four rounds?

Shorts: "No. 1, character. I won't get in any trouble. I'm a team guy. I will be the first and last guy on and off the field. I will bust my butt. I didn't have a scholarship. I earned everything I got. That will carry over to the NFL. I'll be the first one in the NFL room. I plan to outwork everybody. I've got a chip on my shoulder. Nobody is going to outwork me. Once Pierre made it, that really motivated me." -- Aaron Wilson, RavensInsider.com

[cowboyjoe]

Joel Cox: There are mock drafts, and then then there are MOCK DRAFTS. Scout.com's John Crist goes three rounds deep. Do not miss this: http://profootball.scout.com/2/1046856.html

[cowboyjoe]

RavensInsider: Cecil Shorts Q&A. Talking football with Mount Union wide receiver. NFP article link: http://bit.ly/hXvqLL [via Twitter]

[cowboyjoe]

VikingUpdate: Nice video interview with the private quarterbacks coach for Cam Newton, who could be a #Vikings interest: http://bit.ly/fusRcb [via Twitter]

Friday February 25, 2011 10:40 VikingUpdate
10:35
ScoutNFL: Here's a link to absolutely everything the Scout.com team is putting together coverage-wise in Indianapolis at the combine: http://profootball.scout.com/2/1050505.html

[cowboyjoe]

SKennedyScout: One of the guys I'm most interested in seeing run is RB Daniel Thomas of KSU, size? check, production, check, speed... pending [via Twitter]

[cowboyjoe]

ScoutNFL: Most of the O-lineman at the combine have played both guard and tackle, including James Carpenter, Orlando Franklin and Derek Sherrod. At what spot will they be most effective playing in the NFL? http://profootball.scout.com/2/1050938.html

[cowboyjoe]

ScoutNFL: Here is the schedule for coaches and GMs at the podium today in Indianapolis:

10:00 -- Lovie Smith
10:15 -- Billy Devaney
10:30 -- Ted Thompson
10:45 -- John Schneider
11:00 -- Brian Xanders
11:15 -- Leslie Frazier
12:00 -- Thomas Dimitroff
12:15 -- Tom Coughlin

[cowboyjoe]

MattBowen41 Matt Bowen
Check out the weigh-in notes on the offensive skill players at the combine (QB, WR, RB) from the NFP's @WesBunting http://bit.ly/eCFJ3q
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JoeFortenbaugh Joe Fortenbaugh
For those of you who drool over the heights and weights, @WesBunting has your fix...http://t.co/tSaSDY2

[cowboyjoe]

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/The-skill-position-weighin-results.html

The skill position weigh-in resultsThe numbers from the top prospects. Wes Bunting
Quarterbacks
Newton was impressive at the weigh-in.
Blaine Gabbert: Missouri- 6043, 234 pounds, 10 inch hands
Good size and looked the part.

Ryan Mallett: Arkansas- 6066, 253 pounds, 10 ¾ inch hands
Had a bad body, seemed soft.

Cam Newton: Auburn- 6050, 248 pounds, 9 7/8 inch hands
An impressive athlete, physically imposing.

[Sam I Am]

Ryan Mallett: Arkansas- 6066, 253 pounds, 10 ¾ inch hands
Had a bad body, seemed soft.
So did Tom Brady. I saw his combine pictures / video yesterday. The last thing anyone would have thought was that he was impressive physically.

[cowboyjoe]

ScoutNFL: Dr. Margot Putikian, member of NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee and chair of the Return-to-Play Subcommittee:

“This tool provides a standardized format for evaluating head injury that medical staff can use on the sideline,” said Dr. Putukian, who also is head team physician for Princeton University, a past president of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and the physician representative of NCAA and the American College of Sports Medicine. “It incorporates the most important aspects of a focused exam, so that injury is identified, and athletes with concussion and more serious head and spine injury can be removed from play.” -- John Crist, Scout.com NFL Analyst

[cowboyjoe]

RavensInsider: De Smith telling agents CBA is "not close right now." Tells them, "Players and agents need to be strong." [via Twitter]

Friday February 25, 2011 12:24 RavensInsider
12:23
RavensInsider: Asked an agent how far apart the union and league are on CBA talks, and he texted, 'Understatement, bruh." [via Twitter]

Friday February 25, 2011 12:23 RavensInsider
12:22
js_bearreport: Pitt WR Jonathan Baldwin (6'4" 3/8, 238-pounds) said he patterned his game around former Panther and current NFL star Larry Fitzgerald.

[cowboyjoe]

AlbertBreer Albert Breer
DeMaurice Smith presented agents with the hypothetical scenario that the lockout goes to Sept. Emphasizes they had time to prepare.

Albert Breer
Text on De addressing lockout: "He says been telling players to put aside enough money to last through season, not just through September.

MattBowen41
Okie State RB Kendall Hunter measured in at 5-7, 199. Showed talent down at the Sr. Bowl--interested to see him workout in Indy.

Joe Fortenbaugh
A.J. Green drawing a big crowd, still itchin to see what happens with Newton... http://plixi.com/p/79908632

Joe Fortenbaugh
RT @tomecurran Georgia WR A.C. Green was just announced as being available to media.I think they meant AJ, not this guy: http://is.gd/Cxm8y2

CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
Can we please get Goodell and De Smith in a room to glare at each other? I need more menacing labor photos in Getty.

CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
I thought Andy was the one at the combine ... RT @joshkatzowitz: Nothing quite like a good bris on a nice Friday afternoon.

Joe Fortenbaugh
Traffic jam for Locker presser... http://plixi.com/p/79915177
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[cowboyjoe]

Note, while I am posting these tweeter reports for you, I am not taking time out to view the links, but you can check them out later if you wish. More info would be availabe through those links. Like the link listed below is pics at combine
http://plixi.com/p/79915177

[cowboyjoe]

MattBowen41 Matt Bowen
New post at NFP: Why Packers, Steelers have set the bar high at the combine from a scouting perspective. http://bit.ly/fORoJh

[cowboyjoe]

ScoutNFL: A report Thursday said Vikings receiver Sidney Rice may have an arthritic hip, and an earlier report cited a kidney issue before the 2010 season.

Vikings coach Leslie Fraizer wasn't getting into specifics, but he said the team has full confidence in Rice's ability to return to his 2009 form.

“I really don’t want to get into some of the medical questions on our guys right now, but the one thing I can tell you is he’s a guy that we want to be a Viking and we’re going to do everything that we’re capable of to try to get that accomplished," Frazier said of the pending free-agent receiver. "We don’t have any medical concerns regarding Sidney at this point. Our doctors have cleared him. They’ve made it clear to us, don’t hold back and whatever you want to try to do to get him signed. That’s how we’re approaching it.” -- Tim Yotter, VikingUpdate.com

[cowboyjoe]

jscottNFL: After much technical difficulty, I'm back in Indy. Of note today some OLs still rolling through with the QBs, WRs @ RBs. One prospect who... [via Twitter]

Friday February 25, 2011 1:13 jscottNFL
1:07
RavensInsider: AJ Green says he's determined to prove he's the best receiver in the draft. Many would say it's no contest, but Julio Jones is talented [via Twitter]

Friday February 25, 2011 1:07 RavensInsider
1:07
RavensInsider: Georgia wide receiver AJ Green checks in at 6-3 1/2 211 pounds. [via Twitter]

[cowboyjoe]

SBJLizMullen Liz Mullen
by CowboysNation1
Sources: NFLPA small group meeting of powerful NFL agents, which was canceled Thurs due to CBA mediation, will be held today.
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http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/652443377/Mullen__Liz1_normal.jpg
Note, boy she sure is pretty huh zoners?

[cowboyjoe]

Wesley Bunting
by CowboysNation1
NFL #Combine talk...interesting that #Georgia WR A.J. Green admitted to preparation being one of his weakness...not good #NFLDRAFT
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Mary Kay Cabot
by CowboysNation1
#Browns GM Tom Heckert would not rule out a CB with No. 6 pick.#nfl
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CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
Most reporters are still griping about how Todd Haley spent six minutes answering a question about his coaching staff.
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WesBunting Wesley Bunting
by CowboysNation1
#Troy WR Jerrell Jernigan says he compares his game to #Eagles WR DeSean Jackson, thinking more slot guy only #NFLDRAFT

[cowboyjoe]

ScoutNFL: South Carolina 6-foot-4 receiver Tori Gurley has the build of a basketball player. Turns out, he has a basketball background, having played for the Charlotte Miners AAU team head coached by former NBA great Dell Curry.

“I was just at (Duke guard) Seth Curry’s game a few weeks ago when they were down in Miami," said Gurley, "and I talked to Dell not too long ago. He just wished me all the luck in the world and told me to take it one day at a time.”

Curry’s assistant coach was another NBA great, David Thompson. They suggested Gurley focus on football “because I was starting to bang people around when I was 18, 19 years old playing AAU team.”

Gurley entered the draft after his redshirt sophomore season and is viewed as a late-round prospect. He caught 44 passes for 465 yards and four touchdowns in 2010. But he’s a big target who didn’t drop a pass last year.

“I’m very physical, and teams know that I’m a football player. I’m willing to do whatever it takes to win the game.” -- Bill Huber, PackerReport.com

[Arch Stanton]

MaryKayCabot Mary Kay Cabot
by JasonLaCanfora
#Browns coach Pat Shurmur confirmed the switch to a 4-3 defense.#nfl

[cowboyjoe]

CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
Gabbert just took the podium. Media room suddenly swarming with anxious reporters.

[cowboyjoe]

MaryKayCabot Mary Kay Cabot
by JasonLaCanfora
#Browns coach Pat Shurmur confirmed the switch to a 4-3 defense.#nfl

great news, now maybe we can get some of their defenders if cba is signed that rob ryan knows can run his defense. Kinda like when wade got Brooking and Igor as players that knew his defense. :starspin

[cowboyjoe]

Calvin Watkins
Cowboys talk to Jerrod Johnson (Texas A&M): INDIANAPOLIS -- While the Cowboys have plans to speak with Auburn qua... http://es.pn/h2uTEG

[cowboyjoe]

Joe Fortenbaugh
RT @MaioccoCSN: Leonard Hankerson spoke to the 49ers here at the combine. (And, I'm sure he has or will speak w/ 31 other teams, too.)
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Matt Maiocco
by MattBowen41
Should 49ers CB Nate Clements move to safety? Should 49ers pick CB at No. 7? NFP's Matt Bowen has the answers. http://bit.ly/hijOOj
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CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
Gabbert says he's willing to learn behind a veteran QB for a few years if need be.

[cowboyjoe]

CowboysNation1 Rafael Vela
Nothing But Good in the Cam Newton Interview Story: http:// .com/4tmtsmu #Cowboys, #CamNewton, #nfldraft

[cowboyjoe]

Calvin Watkins
Hearing Cam Newton won't speak with reporters today.
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Joe Fortenbaugh
Tyron Smith weighed-in at 307. Credits much less McDonalds.
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calvinwatkins Calvin Watkins
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones still hasn't moved on from embarrassment of 2010 season - ESPN Dal.. http://es.pn/dKQb5z

[cowboyjoe]

Joe Fortenbaugh
Mark Ingram: "Knee feels great. It's not an issue." (5-9, 215)... http://plixi.com/p/79940795

[cowboyjoe]

Calvin Watkins
Alabama QB Greg McElroy won't throw at the combine with a broken index finger. He said he plans on running.
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[cowboyjoe]

Greg_A_Bedard Greg A. Bedard
As far as the labor talks, most believe there will be a 2 week extension of the talks, and then the owners will lock out the players.

[cowboyjoe]

Matt Bowen
Mike Shanahan at the podium. Similar to most coaches in Indy, talking footwork with prospect workouts. Great opportunity to see technique.
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CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
Sounds like Shanahan is full of uncertainty today re status of McNabb, Haynesworth, Portis.

[cowboyjoe]

RavensInsider Aaron Wilson
by calvinwatkins
Imposing Pitt WR Jonathan Baldwin plans to conduct a full workout here in Indy.
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CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
RT @GeorgeAtallah A very interesting vibe around here in Indianapolis. Disappointing our entire focus is not on the prospective NFL players.

[cowboyjoe]

Gerald Sensabaugh
The big surprise..... Taking the kids to the game in their new jerseys. I have a lil Lebron, Bosh, and Wade. They are going bananas. Lol
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[cowboyjoe]

CBSSportsNFL Eye on Football
Domonique Foxworth just told the room to "expect the worst" regarding a lockout.