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Friday notebook
Boston College's Ryan gets his act together
By Dan Arkush, Mike Wilkening, Matt Sohn and Dan Parr
Feb. 22, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS — Friday was easily the most anticipated day of the Combine week. This was the day when the marquee attractions stroll into the Indiana Convention Center to meet the press. The offensive linemen have come and gone, and the defenders will filter through the doors over the weekend. But today, it's the wide receivers, running backs and quarterbacks. And of all the headlining acts, none was met with more curiosity and intrigue than Boston College triggerman Matt Ryan, the consensus No. 1 player at the game's most important position.
For a player who operated with uncanny composure throughout a dynamite senior season in which he pulled out miracle, come-from-behind victories in the hostile environments of Clemson, S.C., and Blacksburg, Va., it was a mild surprise to hear Ryan's voice quiver as he addressed the largest gathering for any individual here thus far. Any trepidation lasted only momentarily, however, as his customary cool and humbleness soon took over.
"I'm just hoping somebody gives me the opportunity to go in and compete and try to help an organization become a winner," Ryan said. "It doesn't really matter what number pick that is, as long as somebody gives me that chance."
It's more than a mildly safe bet that some team will be willing to invest in Ryan. Barring a trade, the Dolphins own the first selection, and the Falcons own the third. With both teams boasting glaring deficiencies at quarterback, it seems unlikely Ryan will drop below the third slot.
Both situations suit Ryan just fine.
"It'd be unbelievable (to play for Miami)," Ryan said. "I've spoken briefly with (Dolphins GM) Jeff Ireland and (head coach) Tony Sparano and gotten to know them a little bit. For me it'd be a lot of fun to play down at Miami. It'd be a great situation for a quarterback, and it may end up working out."
Heaping similar praise upon Atlanta, Ryan has already mastered the art of the party line. But political correctness can only go so far, as Ryan did admit that the Falcons still have a long way to go in terms of restoring their good name, both on and off the field.
"I don't think one person would be the cause of a change down there, but I really think that I could help," Ryan admitted. "Community is something that's important to me. It was something that was important to me when I was at Boston College, and I'd be a good fit in Atlanta."
Favre remains on fence
Where’s Brett?
It’s a question the national media weren’t expected to have to ask at this year’s Combine, with Packers future Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre having indicated shortly after his fairy-tale season ended that he would be making a quicker decision about his future than he has the past few years.
But more than a month has come and gone, and with free agency expected to officially begin next Friday and every team in the league motivated to get its offseason game plan thoroughly nailed down, Favre continues to lie low down home in Mississippi, checking in with both GM Ted Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy from time to time but still choosing to hold off on making a firm commitment for 2008.
“It’s Brett’s call,” said Thompson, the first NFL talking head to talk on Friday. “He, more than anybody else in the game, has earned the right to take his time making such an important decision.”
Thompson, who said he last talked to Favre on Tuesday, said he’s not getting nervous. “Not at all,” he smiled. “He understands our needs, and his decision will come soon enough.”
McCarthy, who talked to the media late Friday afternoon, said not much has changed.
“It’s an important personal decision,” he said, adding that he last talked to Favre one week ago. “He just wants to make 100 percent sure at this stage of his career that he can be comfortable coming back. It’s not that he doesn’t think he can play anymore. It’s just that he’s played an awful lot of football, and year in and year out, he has more family responsibilities to consider. Hopefully, we’re close.
“Brett has actually been more concerned about deadlines for fear of holding up our plans, but we’ve assured him that he should just take however long he needs to decide. It’s really no different than the last couple of years. There are reasons both pro and con. His career is just so unique, a guy in his late 30s who can still play at such a high level.”
But both Thompson and McCarthy made it clear where they stand. “We’ve told him that we think he still can play, and we definitely want him back,” said McCarthy.
But with Packers fans far and wide once again keeping their fingers crossed, the ball is in Brett’s court — again.
McFadden plunges into problematic past
With the Combine buzzing with rumors that his draft stock was in free fall as teams looked into past off-field incidents, including a January brawl at a Little Rock, Ark., nightclub in which he was involved, Arkansas RB Darren McFadden entered the media room in Indianapolis Friday.
McFadden, PFW’s top-rated running back, brought the brawl up — after which he was handcuffed but not charged with a crime — on his own. The reference came after a reporter asked the running back what kind of questions he expected to be asked by teams this weekend during the interview process.
“I know I’m going to get a lot of different questions, from everything to why I left (school) early or the different incidents I’ve had outside nightclubs,” he said. “I know I put myself in a bad situation I shouldn’t have been in, and I take full responsibility for it.”
Another reporter asked him about reports that he had fathered a child.
“People put out rumors,” he said. “I had a paternity test, and it came back negative, but they wanted me to take another one.”
McFadden’s teammates defended their fellow Razorback Friday.
RB Felix Jones called McFadden a “loving, caring guy.”
“He’s a great person, a great teammate,” said WR Marcus Monk. “We make mistakes. He knows what’s on the line just from talking to him. He knows he needs to stay focused.”
McFadden said he had not yet met with any teams in Indy and had yet to decide whether he’ll go through a full workout. Running backs are scheduled to run their drills in the RCA Dome on Sunday.
Though his reputation could be unraveling, McFadden remained confident, saying he wasn’t worried about talk of falling down the draft board.
“I feel like I am the best player in the draft,” he said.
Cerrato: Commanders not looking to make splash in free agency
Traditionally, the Commanders vault into free agency; money is no option, and they usually get who they want. That may change this season, Commanders vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato said on Friday.
“I don’t see us being a big player in free agency,” Cerrato said.
The Commanders aren’t without needs that could be solved in free agency — for instance, they would like at least one bigger receiver for the West Coast offense that new head coach Jim Zorn would like to install. And it’s hard to think of free agency without the Commanders making a bold late-winter signing or two. But to hear it from Cerrato, the Commanders will take a wait-and-see approach.
“A lot of the free agents will be overpaid,” Cerrato said, noting that the franchise tag has thinned the market. “Then, after a week or so, things will settle down.”
The Commanders are believed to be in the worst salary-cap crunch of any team in the league.
Zorn sold on Campbell as Commanders’ starter
The Commanders would welcome QB Todd Collins back as Jason Campbell’s backup, new head coach Jim Zorn said Friday. But let there be no mistake: Campbell is going to be Washington’s starter. Zorn, a former quarterback and QB coach in Seattle, wants Campbell to operate with confidence.
“I don’t want Jason Campbell to think, ‘Oh, my God, if I make a mistake, I’m going to be pulled,'” Zorn said.
Zorn added, “He’s going to lead us to the playoffs, and that’s that.”
Zorn wants to work with Campbell on a handful issues — including a tendency to drop his elbow when he releases the ball and keeping a more open mind about using his mobility to his advantage. Campbell will be working with his seventh different offensive coordinator (newly hired Sherman Smith) in eight NFL and collegiate seasons, but Zorn views that as an inconvenience Campbell can’t dwell on.
“We can’t use that as a reason he can’t do something,” Zorn said.
Sweed on the mend, plans to work out at Combine
Texas WR Limas Sweed said that his injured left wrist, which limited him to only six games and 19 catches in his final season at Texas and knocked him out of the Senior Bowl, is healing. Sweed estimated the wrist’s range of motion at 65 percent, a significant improvement from late January.
Sweed was advised to skip the Senior Bowl, but he attempted to practice and play in college football’s top all-star game. He aggravated the injury at his first practice, when LSU CB Chevis Jackson bent the wrist in a one-on-one drill.
“I came back for Day Two, and I said, ‘Surely it can’t happen again,’ ” Sweed recalled Friday. “And it did.”
Sweed, who’s expected to be drafted in Round One but may not be the first receiver selected, will work out at the Combine. He’ll run the 40-yard dash, too.
“That’s one of the biggest questions,” Sweed said, referring to his speed.
Kicking it around
Louisville PK Art Carmody is at the Combine doing everything he can to dispel the myth that he doesn’t have a strong leg. Carmody hasn’t kicked off for the Cardinals in the last two years, and that fact has led some to believe he can’t consistently make field goals from long range. Carmody, however, says he has made field goals in practices from as far as 63 yards out, and he says people will be surprised at how strong his leg actually is. “I’m looking forward to showing that off when we kick,” Carmody said.
Carmody’s only field goal from 50-plus yards came during his junior season, when he booted a 51-yarder. His long FG last season was 44 yards, but he has made all 16 of his kicks from beyond 40 yards during his career. Carmody also has shown poise as a kicker, and he believes that training will help him this week in front of the pro scouts.
“I think there is always pressure when you kick,” Carmody said. “It’s just a matter of going out there and doing what you do. Hopefully, everything will take over, and I will have a great day.”
Quick hitters
Bobby Petrino might very well be detested by the Falcons players he abandoned, but for the Louisville players in Indianapolis, he was showered with nothing but admiration. Former Cardinals QB Brian Brohm, WR Harry Douglas and PK Art Carmody were all effusive in their praise of Petrino, who coached them prior to his departure to Atlanta after their junior seasons.
"Coach Petrino played a huge part in my development," Brohm said. "He's a tremendous X's and O's coach, a hard-nosed, tough coach."
Said Douglas, "Great guy, great coach. I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Bobby Petrino."
Delaware QB Joe Flacco plans on doing every workout at the Combine save the bench press.
“I’m a quarterback, man. What do you want me to do, do it one time?” Flacco joked.
Hawaii QB Colt Brennan showed up to the Combine 22 pounds heavier than he was at the Senior Bowl in late January, where he weighed in at 185 after battling stomach flu. His secret to the weight gain: three full meals per day and the occasional trip to In-N-Out Burger in between. Brennan was hit with a barrage of questions about whether he has the physical tools, like having a large enough build, to be an NFL quarterback, but he seemed to enjoy the critique.
“Everyone kept saying ‘too small’ and I’m not good enough,” he said. “I had a great career at Hawaii, so to hear the criticism now almost puts me at ease.”
Louisville QB Brian Brohm has been a top draft prospect for what seems like forever, having contemplated coming out a year early in 2007, when many speculated he would have been the top quarterback taken. He ultimately decided to stay in Louisville for a senior season, one that didn’t go according to plan as the Cardinals finished 6-7 and didn’t get a bowl invite. Brohm insists, however, he has no regrets.
“What I learned the most was dealing with adversity,” he said. “We went through a lot of struggling times; we went through a new coaching change; I learned how to operate in a new system. I’ve been on successful teams my whole career. I’ve never had to go through a tough season like that. Going through those struggles, at one point in time, whether you like it or not, it is going to happen in the NFL — you’re going to have a struggling season. To know how to deal with it in the correct way will help me out in the future.”
University of San Diego QB Josh Johnson captivated the small but noteworthy contingency — Sports Illustrated's Peter King and Jim Trotter, and ESPN's Michael Smith were among the 8-10 media members at his roundtable discussion — with his story of how he transformed himself from short and scrawny high school afterthought to collegiate stud. Although he was coached for three seasons by Jim Harbaugh, Johnson dismissed the notion that the Ravens, coached by Jim's brother, John, are a disproportionately strong favorite to draft him.
Appalachian State WR Dexter Jackson, one of the heroes of ASU's stunning upset of Michigan, has set an awfully lofty Combine goal for himself.
"I'm hoping to run between 4.28 and 4.33 (in the 40-yard dash)," Jackson said. At just 5-foot-9, a blistering time would go a long way in ensuring him a second- to third-round selection.
Kansas OT Anthony Collins, who is projected by Pro Football Weekly to be a second- or third-round pick, believes the versatility he showed playing both OT positions in his college career will help his draft stock.
"A lot of the coaches asked me if it was a problem moving from the right side to the left side, but it was no problem at all,” Collins said. “(I made the move) in the spring, and there wasn’t any adjustment period at all. I just took it and ran with it.”
Texas TE Jermichael Finley turned to an old friend to help him prepare for his NFL workouts. Finley has been spending time working with former Texas and current Titans QB Vince Young, and he believes the workouts have been invaluable to his development.
“Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I go out with Vince, and we run routes and catch balls,” Finley said. “It’s a real nice experience because I’m catching balls from an NFL quarterback and I’m getting my timing right. It has been real helpful.”
Finley said that Young has promised to get Finley’s name out to NFL scouts, adding that Young said he “has pull” with the Titans and could help Finley land in Tennessee. Finley said he plans on being a tight end who can be effective in more of a spread-offense attack and hopes to be a playmaker on the level of Antonio Gates in the NFL.
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Boston College's Ryan gets his act together
By Dan Arkush, Mike Wilkening, Matt Sohn and Dan Parr
Feb. 22, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS — Friday was easily the most anticipated day of the Combine week. This was the day when the marquee attractions stroll into the Indiana Convention Center to meet the press. The offensive linemen have come and gone, and the defenders will filter through the doors over the weekend. But today, it's the wide receivers, running backs and quarterbacks. And of all the headlining acts, none was met with more curiosity and intrigue than Boston College triggerman Matt Ryan, the consensus No. 1 player at the game's most important position.
For a player who operated with uncanny composure throughout a dynamite senior season in which he pulled out miracle, come-from-behind victories in the hostile environments of Clemson, S.C., and Blacksburg, Va., it was a mild surprise to hear Ryan's voice quiver as he addressed the largest gathering for any individual here thus far. Any trepidation lasted only momentarily, however, as his customary cool and humbleness soon took over.
"I'm just hoping somebody gives me the opportunity to go in and compete and try to help an organization become a winner," Ryan said. "It doesn't really matter what number pick that is, as long as somebody gives me that chance."
It's more than a mildly safe bet that some team will be willing to invest in Ryan. Barring a trade, the Dolphins own the first selection, and the Falcons own the third. With both teams boasting glaring deficiencies at quarterback, it seems unlikely Ryan will drop below the third slot.
Both situations suit Ryan just fine.
"It'd be unbelievable (to play for Miami)," Ryan said. "I've spoken briefly with (Dolphins GM) Jeff Ireland and (head coach) Tony Sparano and gotten to know them a little bit. For me it'd be a lot of fun to play down at Miami. It'd be a great situation for a quarterback, and it may end up working out."
Heaping similar praise upon Atlanta, Ryan has already mastered the art of the party line. But political correctness can only go so far, as Ryan did admit that the Falcons still have a long way to go in terms of restoring their good name, both on and off the field.
"I don't think one person would be the cause of a change down there, but I really think that I could help," Ryan admitted. "Community is something that's important to me. It was something that was important to me when I was at Boston College, and I'd be a good fit in Atlanta."
Favre remains on fence
Where’s Brett?
It’s a question the national media weren’t expected to have to ask at this year’s Combine, with Packers future Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre having indicated shortly after his fairy-tale season ended that he would be making a quicker decision about his future than he has the past few years.
But more than a month has come and gone, and with free agency expected to officially begin next Friday and every team in the league motivated to get its offseason game plan thoroughly nailed down, Favre continues to lie low down home in Mississippi, checking in with both GM Ted Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy from time to time but still choosing to hold off on making a firm commitment for 2008.
“It’s Brett’s call,” said Thompson, the first NFL talking head to talk on Friday. “He, more than anybody else in the game, has earned the right to take his time making such an important decision.”
Thompson, who said he last talked to Favre on Tuesday, said he’s not getting nervous. “Not at all,” he smiled. “He understands our needs, and his decision will come soon enough.”
McCarthy, who talked to the media late Friday afternoon, said not much has changed.
“It’s an important personal decision,” he said, adding that he last talked to Favre one week ago. “He just wants to make 100 percent sure at this stage of his career that he can be comfortable coming back. It’s not that he doesn’t think he can play anymore. It’s just that he’s played an awful lot of football, and year in and year out, he has more family responsibilities to consider. Hopefully, we’re close.
“Brett has actually been more concerned about deadlines for fear of holding up our plans, but we’ve assured him that he should just take however long he needs to decide. It’s really no different than the last couple of years. There are reasons both pro and con. His career is just so unique, a guy in his late 30s who can still play at such a high level.”
But both Thompson and McCarthy made it clear where they stand. “We’ve told him that we think he still can play, and we definitely want him back,” said McCarthy.
But with Packers fans far and wide once again keeping their fingers crossed, the ball is in Brett’s court — again.
McFadden plunges into problematic past
With the Combine buzzing with rumors that his draft stock was in free fall as teams looked into past off-field incidents, including a January brawl at a Little Rock, Ark., nightclub in which he was involved, Arkansas RB Darren McFadden entered the media room in Indianapolis Friday.
McFadden, PFW’s top-rated running back, brought the brawl up — after which he was handcuffed but not charged with a crime — on his own. The reference came after a reporter asked the running back what kind of questions he expected to be asked by teams this weekend during the interview process.
“I know I’m going to get a lot of different questions, from everything to why I left (school) early or the different incidents I’ve had outside nightclubs,” he said. “I know I put myself in a bad situation I shouldn’t have been in, and I take full responsibility for it.”
Another reporter asked him about reports that he had fathered a child.
“People put out rumors,” he said. “I had a paternity test, and it came back negative, but they wanted me to take another one.”
McFadden’s teammates defended their fellow Razorback Friday.
RB Felix Jones called McFadden a “loving, caring guy.”
“He’s a great person, a great teammate,” said WR Marcus Monk. “We make mistakes. He knows what’s on the line just from talking to him. He knows he needs to stay focused.”
McFadden said he had not yet met with any teams in Indy and had yet to decide whether he’ll go through a full workout. Running backs are scheduled to run their drills in the RCA Dome on Sunday.
Though his reputation could be unraveling, McFadden remained confident, saying he wasn’t worried about talk of falling down the draft board.
“I feel like I am the best player in the draft,” he said.
Cerrato: Commanders not looking to make splash in free agency
Traditionally, the Commanders vault into free agency; money is no option, and they usually get who they want. That may change this season, Commanders vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato said on Friday.
“I don’t see us being a big player in free agency,” Cerrato said.
The Commanders aren’t without needs that could be solved in free agency — for instance, they would like at least one bigger receiver for the West Coast offense that new head coach Jim Zorn would like to install. And it’s hard to think of free agency without the Commanders making a bold late-winter signing or two. But to hear it from Cerrato, the Commanders will take a wait-and-see approach.
“A lot of the free agents will be overpaid,” Cerrato said, noting that the franchise tag has thinned the market. “Then, after a week or so, things will settle down.”
The Commanders are believed to be in the worst salary-cap crunch of any team in the league.
Zorn sold on Campbell as Commanders’ starter
The Commanders would welcome QB Todd Collins back as Jason Campbell’s backup, new head coach Jim Zorn said Friday. But let there be no mistake: Campbell is going to be Washington’s starter. Zorn, a former quarterback and QB coach in Seattle, wants Campbell to operate with confidence.
“I don’t want Jason Campbell to think, ‘Oh, my God, if I make a mistake, I’m going to be pulled,'” Zorn said.
Zorn added, “He’s going to lead us to the playoffs, and that’s that.”
Zorn wants to work with Campbell on a handful issues — including a tendency to drop his elbow when he releases the ball and keeping a more open mind about using his mobility to his advantage. Campbell will be working with his seventh different offensive coordinator (newly hired Sherman Smith) in eight NFL and collegiate seasons, but Zorn views that as an inconvenience Campbell can’t dwell on.
“We can’t use that as a reason he can’t do something,” Zorn said.
Sweed on the mend, plans to work out at Combine
Texas WR Limas Sweed said that his injured left wrist, which limited him to only six games and 19 catches in his final season at Texas and knocked him out of the Senior Bowl, is healing. Sweed estimated the wrist’s range of motion at 65 percent, a significant improvement from late January.
Sweed was advised to skip the Senior Bowl, but he attempted to practice and play in college football’s top all-star game. He aggravated the injury at his first practice, when LSU CB Chevis Jackson bent the wrist in a one-on-one drill.
“I came back for Day Two, and I said, ‘Surely it can’t happen again,’ ” Sweed recalled Friday. “And it did.”
Sweed, who’s expected to be drafted in Round One but may not be the first receiver selected, will work out at the Combine. He’ll run the 40-yard dash, too.
“That’s one of the biggest questions,” Sweed said, referring to his speed.
Kicking it around
Louisville PK Art Carmody is at the Combine doing everything he can to dispel the myth that he doesn’t have a strong leg. Carmody hasn’t kicked off for the Cardinals in the last two years, and that fact has led some to believe he can’t consistently make field goals from long range. Carmody, however, says he has made field goals in practices from as far as 63 yards out, and he says people will be surprised at how strong his leg actually is. “I’m looking forward to showing that off when we kick,” Carmody said.
Carmody’s only field goal from 50-plus yards came during his junior season, when he booted a 51-yarder. His long FG last season was 44 yards, but he has made all 16 of his kicks from beyond 40 yards during his career. Carmody also has shown poise as a kicker, and he believes that training will help him this week in front of the pro scouts.
“I think there is always pressure when you kick,” Carmody said. “It’s just a matter of going out there and doing what you do. Hopefully, everything will take over, and I will have a great day.”
Quick hitters
Bobby Petrino might very well be detested by the Falcons players he abandoned, but for the Louisville players in Indianapolis, he was showered with nothing but admiration. Former Cardinals QB Brian Brohm, WR Harry Douglas and PK Art Carmody were all effusive in their praise of Petrino, who coached them prior to his departure to Atlanta after their junior seasons.
"Coach Petrino played a huge part in my development," Brohm said. "He's a tremendous X's and O's coach, a hard-nosed, tough coach."
Said Douglas, "Great guy, great coach. I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Bobby Petrino."
Delaware QB Joe Flacco plans on doing every workout at the Combine save the bench press.
“I’m a quarterback, man. What do you want me to do, do it one time?” Flacco joked.
Hawaii QB Colt Brennan showed up to the Combine 22 pounds heavier than he was at the Senior Bowl in late January, where he weighed in at 185 after battling stomach flu. His secret to the weight gain: three full meals per day and the occasional trip to In-N-Out Burger in between. Brennan was hit with a barrage of questions about whether he has the physical tools, like having a large enough build, to be an NFL quarterback, but he seemed to enjoy the critique.
“Everyone kept saying ‘too small’ and I’m not good enough,” he said. “I had a great career at Hawaii, so to hear the criticism now almost puts me at ease.”
Louisville QB Brian Brohm has been a top draft prospect for what seems like forever, having contemplated coming out a year early in 2007, when many speculated he would have been the top quarterback taken. He ultimately decided to stay in Louisville for a senior season, one that didn’t go according to plan as the Cardinals finished 6-7 and didn’t get a bowl invite. Brohm insists, however, he has no regrets.
“What I learned the most was dealing with adversity,” he said. “We went through a lot of struggling times; we went through a new coaching change; I learned how to operate in a new system. I’ve been on successful teams my whole career. I’ve never had to go through a tough season like that. Going through those struggles, at one point in time, whether you like it or not, it is going to happen in the NFL — you’re going to have a struggling season. To know how to deal with it in the correct way will help me out in the future.”
University of San Diego QB Josh Johnson captivated the small but noteworthy contingency — Sports Illustrated's Peter King and Jim Trotter, and ESPN's Michael Smith were among the 8-10 media members at his roundtable discussion — with his story of how he transformed himself from short and scrawny high school afterthought to collegiate stud. Although he was coached for three seasons by Jim Harbaugh, Johnson dismissed the notion that the Ravens, coached by Jim's brother, John, are a disproportionately strong favorite to draft him.
Appalachian State WR Dexter Jackson, one of the heroes of ASU's stunning upset of Michigan, has set an awfully lofty Combine goal for himself.
"I'm hoping to run between 4.28 and 4.33 (in the 40-yard dash)," Jackson said. At just 5-foot-9, a blistering time would go a long way in ensuring him a second- to third-round selection.
Kansas OT Anthony Collins, who is projected by Pro Football Weekly to be a second- or third-round pick, believes the versatility he showed playing both OT positions in his college career will help his draft stock.
"A lot of the coaches asked me if it was a problem moving from the right side to the left side, but it was no problem at all,” Collins said. “(I made the move) in the spring, and there wasn’t any adjustment period at all. I just took it and ran with it.”
Texas TE Jermichael Finley turned to an old friend to help him prepare for his NFL workouts. Finley has been spending time working with former Texas and current Titans QB Vince Young, and he believes the workouts have been invaluable to his development.
“Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I go out with Vince, and we run routes and catch balls,” Finley said. “It’s a real nice experience because I’m catching balls from an NFL quarterback and I’m getting my timing right. It has been real helpful.”
Finley said that Young has promised to get Finley’s name out to NFL scouts, adding that Young said he “has pull” with the Titans and could help Finley land in Tennessee. Finley said he plans on being a tight end who can be effective in more of a spread-offense attack and hopes to be a playmaker on the level of Antonio Gates in the NFL.
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