By Chase Goodbread
INDIANAPOLIS -- If a picture is said to be worth a thousand words, what is a 4.33-second 40-yard dash worth?
D.K. Metcalf will know soon enough.
Buzz about the former Ole Miss wide receiver's performance at the NFL Scouting Combine triggered a few weeks ago when a picture of his physique surfaced on Twitter. In fact, the photo also generated some skepticism from those who suggested he looked too muscular for his position, including from Reese's Senior Bowl executive director and former NFL scout Jim Nagy.
And while Metcalf's upper-body flexibility might still be a scouting concern as he leaves the combine, his athleticism certainly is not.
His 4.33 clocking in the 40 is tied for third-fastest at this year's combine, with two days of workouts remaining. It's a blazing-fast time for anyone, but especially for a prospect of Metcalf's size (6-foot-3, 228 pounds). He also bench pressed 225 pounds 27 times, which tied him with Arizona State's N'Keal Harry for the most among wide receivers. ...
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INDIANAPOLIS -- If a picture is said to be worth a thousand words, what is a 4.33-second 40-yard dash worth?
D.K. Metcalf will know soon enough.
Buzz about the former Ole Miss wide receiver's performance at the NFL Scouting Combine triggered a few weeks ago when a picture of his physique surfaced on Twitter. In fact, the photo also generated some skepticism from those who suggested he looked too muscular for his position, including from Reese's Senior Bowl executive director and former NFL scout Jim Nagy.
And while Metcalf's upper-body flexibility might still be a scouting concern as he leaves the combine, his athleticism certainly is not.
His 4.33 clocking in the 40 is tied for third-fastest at this year's combine, with two days of workouts remaining. It's a blazing-fast time for anyone, but especially for a prospect of Metcalf's size (6-foot-3, 228 pounds). He also bench pressed 225 pounds 27 times, which tied him with Arizona State's N'Keal Harry for the most among wide receivers. ...
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