"That was the most intense it's been for me since I've been coming off my hamstring injury and just trying to work myself back into shape," Lacy said. The 5-foot-11, 230-pound Lacy also did shuttle runs and other drills but appeared winded at times and had to step out of the indoor practice facility briefly to catch his breath at one point. I probably bobbled a pass or two, but everything else was caught clean." "I didn't have a lot of opportunities here at Alabama to show my hands out of the backfield, so during the passing drills I just wanted to show them I can catch. "Outside of the 40, just proving I can catch," Lacy said. Lacy said showing his hands was one of his top priorities during the workout. "The main thing was to see how the hamstring was doing, and he's obviously done a lot of work on that."Īnother primary concern among talent evaluators was Lacy's ability to catch the football. "He's proven he's a good back the way he played all season," the scout said. The biggest concern, an AFC scout said, was the health of Lacy, who suffered a small tear of the hamstring during a mock combine event in February at IMG. currently has Lacy, a possible first-round selection, as its highest-rated running back in the draft and the 43rd best prospect overall. "During my 40, I was a little nervous about actually opening up but I ran a pretty good time, so I'm satisfied with that," he said. Lacy said he's close to 100 percent healthy after getting hurt during training. His top time would have placed him 15th among running backs who competed in March's NFL combine. One scout timed Lacy as having run a 4.59 and 4.62 in the 40. After putting off the NFL combine and allowing time for his injured hamstring to heal, Eddie Lacy ran his much-anticipated 40-yard dashes Thursday on the University of Alabama campus. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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