{"id":296942,"date":"2011-03-09T22:38:20","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T22:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/09\/ingram-cuts-40-times-at-alabama-pro-day-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-03-09T22:38:20","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T22:38:20","slug":"ingram-cuts-40-times-at-alabama-pro-day-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/09\/ingram-cuts-40-times-at-alabama-pro-day-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"Ingram cuts 40 times at Alabama pro day (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP)\u2014Mark Ingram knows 40-yard dash times matter to NFL
\ntypes. Run a few ticks faster, and the number sure looks better for teams
\nthinking of plunking down millions on a new hire.<\/p>\n

But Alabama\u2019s Heisman Trophy-winning tailback isn\u2019t sure how much, or if, he
\nimproved his draft stock by clocking a better time before NFL scouts, executives
\nand coaches Wednesday at Alabama\u2019s pro day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s important. But sometimes you have to turn on the tape,\u201d
\nIngram said, then holds his thumb and index finger a couple of inches apart.
\n\u201cThe difference between 4.4 and 4.6 is like that.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the football field, that kind of evens out a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

No official time was immediately released, but Ingram said he heard he ran
\n\u201canywhere from 4.47 to 4.53 seconds.\u201d By improving on the 4.61 seconds he
\nclocked at the NFL combine, Ingram said it just shows out fast he really is.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it just proves that I\u2019m faster than I ran at the combine,\u201d Ingram
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

He was the only one of the Crimson Tide\u2019s combine participants or three
\nlikely first-round draft picks who ran the 40 again. Defensive tackle Marcell
\nDareus stood by his combine time in the 40 and just did the broad jump (8 feet,
\n10 inches, he said) and position drills.<\/p>\n

The observers at Alabama\u2019s indoor practice facility included NFL head
\ncoaches Ron Rivera of Carolina and John Fox of Denver, along with general
\nmanagers Tom Heckert (Cleveland), Trent Baalke (San Francisco) and Buddy Nix
\n(Buffalo<\/a>), along with Broncos football operations chief John Elway.<\/p>\n

Asked what he thinks he accomplished Wednesday, Dareus said \u201cshowing the
\nway I play, how athletic I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also got a chance to visit with Rivera, whose Panthers have the No. 1
\npick in the draft.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really like him,\u201d Dareus said. \u201cHe\u2019s a real nice, laid-back person,
\nand he really had nice things to say about me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just acknowledged that and I\u2019m happy that he sees me for what I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dareus has been one of a handful of players to receive some buzz as a
\npotential top pick. He\u2019s enjoying being in that conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve never really been at the top of
\nanything. For me people to acknowledge me for what I\u2019ve done and put me that
\nhigh, it\u2019s unheard of.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think I\u2019d ever be in this position.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-3 Dareus weighed in at 318 pounds and said he hopes to drop a few
\nmore.<\/p>\n

Wide receiver Julio Jones watched the workouts on crutches from the
\nsidelines four days after undergoing surgery to repair a stress fracture on his
\nfoot. He\u2019s not sure when the injury occurred, but it was discovered two days
\nbefore he ran a 4.39 in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told myself if I go out there and break it, I\u2019m going to have to have
\nsurgery anyway,\u201d Jones said. \u201cSo I just went out there and participated and
\ndid everything I needed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean he wouldn\u2019t have liked a chance to do it again. Jones, who
\ndescribed his combine performance as \u201cOK\u201d, said he ran faster times while
\ntraining in Arizona. He indicated he won\u2019t conduct any more workouts before the
\ndraft starts April 28, and will go through rehabilitation in Tuscaloosa with
\nAlabama\u2019s trainers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest concern for me is just getting back healthy and getting my
\nfoot 100 percent,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n

He said the prognosis for a return would be about four weeks during the
\nseason, but he can be more patient with the process now.<\/p>\n

Quarterback Greg McElroy also was just a spectator while recovering from
\nsurgery on his throwing hand from an injury sustained during the Senior Bowl.
\nHe\u2019s hoping to start throwing in a week or two, and work out before scouts at
\nanother possible pro day in Tuscaloosa on April 5.<\/p>\n

McElroy didn\u2019t get to display his arm at the combine, but the Rhodes Scholar
\nfinalist did flex his mental muscle. He apparently scored a 43 out of 50 on the
\nWonderlic test, not the 48 he originally heard\u2014and was reported in various
\nmedia outlets\u2014but still impressive.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was told the day after I left the combine, three days after I took the
\ntest, that I got a 48,\u201d McElroy said. \u201cThat information kind of got leaked
\nout. I wasn\u2019t going to turn it down or discredit it by any means. It was just
\nfaulty information that I thought was from a very credible source. I wish we
\nhadn\u2019t made the 48 public but at the same time, there\u2019s not a whole lot you can
\ndo at that point.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI never tried to be dishonest and I apologize if anybody felt misled. You
\nknow, 43, I\u2019ll take it in a heartbeat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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