Kevin Simon's (UT linebacker) dad posts on another board I look at. Here's what he had to say about the UT lb's at the combine.
"Our Linebackers are looking good at the Combines Reply
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Almost all of the linemen at the combine have been doing between 20 and 30 reps with 225 pounds in the bench press. Kevin and Omar Gaither put up linemen-like numbers in the bench-press which should get a few more people's attention.
Kevin did 26 reps which was 2nd among what looks to be about 30 LB'ers and Gaither did 23 which is amazing to me since both only go about 230 pounds soaking wet. Several players have reported doing over 30 reps before but at the combines they don't allow you to "fudge" or "short-arm" on your lifts like some places do.
Lifts have to be technically sound. EJ Hawk did 25 and DeMeco Ryans of Alabama did 23 reps. So far, the interviews are going well and only one team has expressed serious reservations about Kevin's medical report.
He doesn't feel like he is where he wants to be speed-wise, so he will wait and run at our Pro Day on March 15th, giving himself 2 more weeks to prepare. Kevin's medical exams are completed with an "all's clear" from none other than, Dr. Dillingham himself, the head of the NFL medical staff that has to sign-off on all of these guys.
MRI's are next and unless something unexpected shows up his injury history will still hurt him but it may not drop him quite as far down in the draft as some people have thought."
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