4.77-second setback: How mom helped LSU's Jarvis Landry recover from shaky start in NFL draft proces

[BrAinPaiNt]

As he walked off the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in February, former LSU wide receiver Jarvis Landry was devastated. He'd trained for two months for the NFL scouting combine and felt he'd reached his physical peak at the perfect time, but when it was his turn to perform in front of the men who make the draft decisions, his body failed him.

Landry, one of the top wide receivers in this year's draft class, had strained his right hamstring while warming up to run the 40-yard dash but decided to run it anyway. He turned in a time of 4.77 seconds, leaving him dead last among an unusually deep class of receivers.

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[morasp]

Thanks, good article. I've been watching draft academy on ABC and it's very interesting to see the process these guys go through.

 

[xwalker]

As he walked off the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in February, former LSU wide receiver Jarvis Landry was devastated. He'd trained for two months for the NFL scouting combine and felt he'd reached his physical peak at the perfect time, but when it was his turn to perform in front of the men who make the draft decisions, his body failed him.

Landry, one of the top wide receivers in this year's draft class, had strained his right hamstring while warming up to run the 40-yard dash but decided to run it anyway. He turned in a time of 4.77 seconds, leaving him dead last among an unusually deep class of receivers.

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He ran a 4.61 at his Pro Day. That's still not good for a 5-11, 205 pound WR.

 

[reddyuta]

He ran a 4.61 at his Pro Day. That's still not good for a 5-11, 205 pound WR.

If he ran 4.5 then he would be a first rder, I think people put too much into combine numbers.