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Clocking in: saying goodbye to college football and hello to the NFL means proving you are big enough, strong enough and fast enough. At Florida State's pro day, 21 hopefuls took some time-honored tests for scouts.

Publication: The Sporting News
Publication Date: 01-APR-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Clocking in: saying goodbye to college football and hello to the NFL means proving you are big enough, strong enough and fast enough. At Florida State's pro day, 21 hopefuls took some time-honored tests for scouts.(NFL)

Article Excerpt
Nothing brings out a cluster of NFL scouts and their stopwatches like a pro day. At Florida State last week, they lined up seven deep on each side of the finish line--more scouts, coaches and personnel men watched attentively from the bleachers--to time 21 departing seniors in the 40-yard dash. The players also were tested in the bench press, broad jump, vertical jump, short shuttle and 3-cone drill before concluding the workout with positional drills. In 1995, 10 Florida State players (including three first-rounders) were...

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