CCU Pro Day attracts 9 NFL teams

Last year, Coastal Carolina's Pro Day featured Tyler Thigpen and Quinton Teal and drew a handful of people to watch four NFL teams put the duo through drills. This year's Pro Day had 9 NFL teams and over a dozen scouts and coaches to watch Jerome Simpson and Mike Tolbert. Simpson had a stellar workout at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. He was only supposed to run pass routes, but at the last moment decided to do the vertical jump. Simpson leaped 41 1/2 inches, nearly four inches better than his mark at the combine. Simpson did not run the 40 yard dash as he stood on his excellent times in indianapolis. Conway native and Citadel QB Duran Lawson threw passes during the pass drills at Brooks Stadium. After dropping passes early on in the workout, Simpson delivered a number of sprawling acrobatic catches that drew applause from the onlookers. Cincinnati Bengals wide receivers coach Mike Sheppard conducted Simpson's receiving drills.
Fullback Mike Tolbert was looking to take advantage of the increased exposure with so many teams watching Simpson and did 24 reps at 225 pounds in the weight room in addition to a 4.7 time in the 40 yard dash. Tolbert hopes to get a late round call in the draft. If he is not drafted, Tolbert is expected to get an undrafted free agent deal and will try and make it to the NFL the same way that Quinton Teal did.
NFL Teams at Coastal Carolina Pro Day
Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Saint Louis Rams, San Diego Chargers