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Has this been posted? Maybe a new prospect for Cas. I bet joe already has him on his sleeper board. 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-ap-fbc-oklahoma-pro-day,0,487766.story
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Collin Mooney wouldn't blame NFL scouts if they've forgotten about him while he's been out of football and busy training America's troops.
Mooney set Army's season record by running for 1,339 yards in 2008, but the fullback from Katy, Texas, has spent the past eight months training privates at Fort Sill to be members of howitzer cannon crews. After completing his military obligations, Mooney will be eligible for next month's NFL draft.
"Today I really just want to spark some interest," Mooney said after participating in Oklahoma's pro day Tuesday. "I've been out of the game for two years. I just want to show that I'm still in shape and I can still run and do everything. That was my main mission."
Mooney stood out at the Sooners' pro day, in part because he was wearing all black while the rest of the players were wearing Oklahoma crimson. But he also ran his best 40-yard dash time (4.6 seconds) and had the most impressive bench press performance of anyone by lifting a 225-pound weight 28 times.
While other players are going to specialized football camps, Mooney is squeezing in time after his 9-to-5 job as a first lieutenant. His evening regimen includes lifting, speed work and ball skills.
"It's a little different than just going to college and getting to work out when you want. I'm trying to fit it in between working and doing Army stuff, so it's been hectic the last couple years, but I've made it work," he said.
Mooney thanked his commanders for working with him on his football aspirations and said he's prepared to help out in the National Guard or reserves.
"If things happen with football, then I'll pursue football and whatever the Army wants me to do while I'm playing football," Mooney said. "I'll do whatever they want me to do. I'm still in the Army."
Mooney's situation is somewhat different from that of linebacker Caleb Campbell, who was drafted out of West Point by the Detroit Lions in 2007. He was required to serve two years in the Army before joining the Lions this season.
Mooney said he hopes his own two-year delay hasn't knocked him too far off the NFL radar.
"I don't know if anyone's kept up with me or not," he said. "So, if they have, then that's extra good. That's great. But I'm sure I've been forgotten about."
"I just love playing football," Mooney added. "That's why I'm here. I just wanted to get another shot at it."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-ap-fbc-oklahoma-pro-day,0,487766.story
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Collin Mooney wouldn't blame NFL scouts if they've forgotten about him while he's been out of football and busy training America's troops.
Mooney set Army's season record by running for 1,339 yards in 2008, but the fullback from Katy, Texas, has spent the past eight months training privates at Fort Sill to be members of howitzer cannon crews. After completing his military obligations, Mooney will be eligible for next month's NFL draft.
"Today I really just want to spark some interest," Mooney said after participating in Oklahoma's pro day Tuesday. "I've been out of the game for two years. I just want to show that I'm still in shape and I can still run and do everything. That was my main mission."
Mooney stood out at the Sooners' pro day, in part because he was wearing all black while the rest of the players were wearing Oklahoma crimson. But he also ran his best 40-yard dash time (4.6 seconds) and had the most impressive bench press performance of anyone by lifting a 225-pound weight 28 times.
While other players are going to specialized football camps, Mooney is squeezing in time after his 9-to-5 job as a first lieutenant. His evening regimen includes lifting, speed work and ball skills.
"It's a little different than just going to college and getting to work out when you want. I'm trying to fit it in between working and doing Army stuff, so it's been hectic the last couple years, but I've made it work," he said.
Mooney thanked his commanders for working with him on his football aspirations and said he's prepared to help out in the National Guard or reserves.
"If things happen with football, then I'll pursue football and whatever the Army wants me to do while I'm playing football," Mooney said. "I'll do whatever they want me to do. I'm still in the Army."
Mooney's situation is somewhat different from that of linebacker Caleb Campbell, who was drafted out of West Point by the Detroit Lions in 2007. He was required to serve two years in the Army before joining the Lions this season.
Mooney said he hopes his own two-year delay hasn't knocked him too far off the NFL radar.
"I don't know if anyone's kept up with me or not," he said. "So, if they have, then that's extra good. That's great. But I'm sure I've been forgotten about."
"I just love playing football," Mooney added. "That's why I'm here. I just wanted to get another shot at it."
