cowboyjoe
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I have noticed some of you have cameron hayward drafted in 2nd round or so. Did you know this below about Hayward? Is he strong enough for DE?
Clayborn suffered a broken collarbone and nerve damage when his right arm was removed from his mother's womb awkwardly during delivery. And though he's found ways to compensate through years of rehab and hard work, the effects of the injury are still felt. His upper-body strength is suspect. While the 205-pound cornerback Jimmy Smith bench-pressed 225 pounds 24 times at the scouting combine, Clayborn, who weights 286 pounds, did it 17 times. In addition, Clayborn cannot extend his right arm fully because of the injury. His wingspan is significantly shorter than other pass-rushers, and that matters in the minds of some scouts because they fear he won't be able to fully extend the arm to push off blockers.
Some teams are worried Clayborn will have to play one side, the right side, as a pro, because he might get overpowered if he had to fight off a strong offensive lineman or tight end using predominantly his right side. Others, like one coach strongly interested in him, actually see a plus in what he's overcome. "It shows what kind of guy he is, to have overcome that,'' the coach told me. "I love him. I love everything about him.''
The relative lack of strength is something Clayborn worked on with the Iowa training staff and conditioning coaches, and he became one of the best pass-rushers in the country. "It really hasn't affected me in my four years of college," Clayborn told me. "But I know my overall upper body strength has to improve. My entire upper body can get stronger, and I know that. There's no doubt in my mind that I will be able to get stronger."
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1JLPVACpU
Clayborn suffered a broken collarbone and nerve damage when his right arm was removed from his mother's womb awkwardly during delivery. And though he's found ways to compensate through years of rehab and hard work, the effects of the injury are still felt. His upper-body strength is suspect. While the 205-pound cornerback Jimmy Smith bench-pressed 225 pounds 24 times at the scouting combine, Clayborn, who weights 286 pounds, did it 17 times. In addition, Clayborn cannot extend his right arm fully because of the injury. His wingspan is significantly shorter than other pass-rushers, and that matters in the minds of some scouts because they fear he won't be able to fully extend the arm to push off blockers.
Some teams are worried Clayborn will have to play one side, the right side, as a pro, because he might get overpowered if he had to fight off a strong offensive lineman or tight end using predominantly his right side. Others, like one coach strongly interested in him, actually see a plus in what he's overcome. "It shows what kind of guy he is, to have overcome that,'' the coach told me. "I love him. I love everything about him.''
The relative lack of strength is something Clayborn worked on with the Iowa training staff and conditioning coaches, and he became one of the best pass-rushers in the country. "It really hasn't affected me in my four years of college," Clayborn told me. "But I know my overall upper body strength has to improve. My entire upper body can get stronger, and I know that. There's no doubt in my mind that I will be able to get stronger."
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1JLPVACpU
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