Cats improve draft stock at Pro Day

**BestdamnUKfanperiod** Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:23 pm

Cats improve draft stock at Pro Day

By Eric Lindsey on March 10, 2010 12:57 PM | No TrackBacks
The UK football program held its annual Pro Day on Wednesday at Nutter Field House, giving several seniors and juniors the opportunity to showcase their talents in front of scouts from 15 NFL teams and scouts from the NFL and UFL Combine.

Nearly two dozen seniors, juniors and former UK players worked out in front of the scouts. Among the notables were seniors Corey Peters, Micah Johnson, Sam Maxwell, Trevard Lindley, John Conner and Alfonso Smith, juniors Mike Hartline and Derrick Locke, and former players Andre Woodson and Dicky Lyons Jr.

The players had the opportunity to go through the 40-yard dash, pro shuttle, vertical jump and broad jump in addition to some positional testing for some players.

Several of the NFL Draft hopefuls felt like they improved their draft status from the NFL Combine, and Locke and Smith - as expected - ran speedy 40-yard times.

The most interesting comment from the players, including Peters and Johnson, was the fact that the players felt more comfortable at Pro Day than they did at the NFL Combine. As a result, they posted much better numbers Wednesday in front of the scouts than they did a couple of weeks ago at the Combine.

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