Jimmy Clausen
As had been rumored, Jimmy Clausen, former QB of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, won’t be working out at the NFL Combine next week, possibly leaving himself open to more criticism or perhaps shedding the Diva image he has been labeled with.
“I’m planning on doing all the interviews and, obviously, being seen by the doctors so they can see my toe, but my toe isn’t ready to go right now,” Clausen told Sporting News Radio. “I’m really excited to go down to Indianapolis next week so teams can get to know me as a person. And I think after they get to know me as a person, they’ll see the truth from what the perception is out there about me.”
This is a fairly logical decision by Clausen and his agent Gary Wichard, as he’s still healing after postseason toe surgery to repair an injury that bothered the potential Top pick in the upcoming NFL Draft most of the season.
Numerous NFL Mock Draft Boards have Clausen at or near the top of the 2010 Draft Board.
It is also clear is that Clausen and his Agent are taking a proactive step to battle the diva reputation that’s hung on Clausen since his decision to announce his college choice at the College Football Hall of Fame after a family ride in a stretch Hummer limo.
With or without the workout, Clausen’s spot in the first round will likely be based on his individual workouts. Mainly because, even if 100-percent healthy, most elite quarterbacks usually take a pass on throwing at the Combine, and instead chose to throw to familiar receivers at a workout set up for success.
“It’ll be interesting to see if skeptics spin this decision into more anti Clausen sentiment, when the reality of the situation is that the other elite quarterback in the draft, Sam Bradford (Oklahoma Sooners) specifically, most likely will not be throwing at the NFL Combine either.”
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