Twenty-five NFL teams sent
representatives. The players ran
on the game field, which is made
of grass. The scouts there said
it was like a putting green.
Player
Position
Sidney Rice
WR
There seemed to be only one
person there who didn't think
the field was ideal -- Rice's
agent. He told Rice not to run.
Rice (197) did do the long
shuttle in 11.75 seconds and
performed in the position
drills.
Fred Bennett
CB
Bennett (198 pounds) ran the
short shuttle in 4.37 seconds
and performed in the position
drills.
Syvelle Newton
WR
Newton (6-0 3/8, 213), who had a
tight right hamstring, ran one
40 in 4.77 seconds, the short
shuttle in 4.47 and the
three-cone drill in 7.44.
Chris White
C
White (6-3, 321) ran his 40s in
5.55 and 5.52, the short shuttle
in 4.93 and the three-cone drill
in 8.06. He had a 22½-inch
vertical jump, an 8-foot-2 broad
jump and 27 bench presses. He
has 33-inch arms.
