Kelly not pleased with OU after pro day
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By Jake Trotter
Published: April 9, 2008
NORMAN — Former Oklahoma wide receiver Malcolm Kelly didn't have the pro day performance Wednesday that he wanted.
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And he's putting some of the blame on OU.
Kelly, who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.68 seconds, said he wasn't told by the OU strength staff until this morning that the location of the pro day had been moved from Astroturf in the Mosier Center to field turf inside the Everest Indoor Training Center.
OU strength and conditioning coach Jerry Schmidt said the location had been changed Wednesday morning at the request of the NFL scouts, who felt the field turf at the Everest Center would be closer to the surface run on at the NFL Scouting Combine.
"I had everything set up for where I wanted to do it at," Kelly said. "I get up here this morning and it's a whole different deal. This is my life. It's got to do with me and my family. This is what I do, play football, and I'm supposed to run as fast as I can. I was slipping all over the place during my drill work. I can't say I'm pleased with anything today."
Kelly said he had been preparing for the last month to test on Astroturf and was running the 40 in under 4.5 seconds on that surface.
"People want to say surface is surface, but it's a lot more to it than that," Kelly said. "You have to think about how much ground time you have running on this mushy surface here and how much ground time you have on Astroturf.
"Just a little bit of time could mean a whole lot of draft money."
Kelly, who measured in at 6-foot-4 and 227 pounds, reached 32 inches in the vertical jump and 9 feet, 9 inches in the long jump. He posted times of 4.24 in the short shuttle and 7.00 in the three-cone drill.
Kelly looked sharp running routes and catching the ball during receiver drills.
He is flying to Cincinnati to meet with Bengals personnel later today.
Bengals offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski was among the more than 30 coaches and scouts who attended OU's second pro day, which included former Sooner defensive back Reggie Smith, tight end Joe Jon Finley and cornerback Marcus Walker.
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Boomer Sooner
because the coaches should have found a way to get him the ball. I wish him luck, my overall lasting impression though is he missed 2 fiesta bowls!!!!, I'm with Chris on that one.
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Boomer Sooner
God does not condemn people. People condemn people. We reap what we sew in life. People are expressing there unforgiveness of a person who has obviously made a mistake. You mean to tell me you have never made a mistake in your life? We all make mistakes. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Do not condemn Malcolm. He has made a mistake yes but remember this too: Malcolm is a a member of the human race. To err is human and to forgive is devine. Enough said.
Oh ok,the students who work there butts off, all over this country are out of touch with "real life".
You make me sick you Prima Dona, no class idiot.
Try working for a living Malcolm!!! You have been blessed with a talent to catch a brown ball....You do not save lives,you do not help the poor ....You do do NOTHING!!! You play a sport,thats it!!! You and all the other holier-than-thou NFL players need to realize how lucky you have it.....
This is one Cowboy fan who is on the side of the Bob Stoops.
Thanks for your time at OU and best wishes in the NFL.
Only a limp d--- would inject politics into this situation. Kelly is a whiner and so are you. He had the advantage of testing at the place he played at for 3-years. No excuses. He and you sound like typical spoiled brats, with no brains.
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