Andrew Luck (Stanford QB) may be the favorite to be the first pick of this year’s NFL Draft, but Robert Griffin III (Baylor QB), known as RG3, stole the show at the combine over the weekend. He did not participate in throwing drills, but he ran a very impressive 40-yard dash and showed his professionalism in his interviews. His official time of 4.41 in the 40 is the fastest time for a quarterback since 2006 when Reggie McNeal ran a 4.35. We will have to wait until his college pro day on March 21 to check out his arm.
While college players were showing off their talent in Indianapolis to in hopes to begin their NFL career, there was news around retired wide receiver Randy Moss making his comeback.
Moss retired after the 2010 season and did not play at all during the 2011 season. Not surprisingly, he announced a few weeks ago that he missed playing and was ready to come back to the game. At 35, he is one of the best receivers that the game has seen. He is tied for second all-time in touchdowns (153), ranks fifth in yards (14,858) and his 10 seasons of at least 1,000 yards are second only to Jerry Rice's 14. If it is true that he recently ran a 4.3 40-yard dash, he could definitely help some teams out this.
Rumor is that Jeff Fisher, the new head coach at St. Louis, has good things to say about the short time he spent working with Randy in 2010. St. Louis is still rebuilding with their young quarterback, Sam Bradford. A veteran like Moss could help out their offense.
Moss is not under contract, so he does not have to wait until the new league to begin visiting teams. He has expressed a strong affection for Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, so we’ll see if New England invites him back.
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