Columbia, Mo. - Fourteen standout Mizzou Football players had their day to shine in front of NFL scouts today as part of the program's annual NFL Pro Timing Day. All 32 NFL clubs were on hand to watch the Mizzou contingent work out in various drills, which included the 225-pound bench press, the 40-yard dash, the 3-cone agility test, the I-Test, the vertical jump, the standing broad jump, and a variety of positional skill drills.
Showing off their talents today included such Tigers as: Christian Brinser, David Butler, Markus Golden, Jimmie Hunt, Mitch Morse, Marcus Murphy, Gavin Otte, Shane Ray, Darvin Ruise, Bud Sasser, Duron Singleton, Lucas Vincent, Braylon Webb and Darius White.
Lots of personal bests were established in front of the big crowd, just a few of which included (unofficial times):
Bud Sasser -- 40-yard dash (4.5 seconds) & broad jump (10-0 feet)...
Markus Golden -- 40-yard dash (4.66 seconds) & 225-pound bench press (17 reps)...
Lucas Vincent -- broad jump (9-3 feet)...
Marcus Murphy -- 225-pound bench press (14 reps)...
A photo gallery of today's event, put together by staff photographer Clayton Hotze, can be found here: http://www.mutigers.com/view.gal?id=176942