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From journalstar.com blog:
Bowman speedy at NFL combine
Former Husker cornerback Zack Bowman probably made himself a decent chunk of change today. His 40 time was clocked at 4.34, according to the NFL Network.
Bowman is an interesting guy to follow in the upcoming NFL Draft. Some scouts had him as a first-round talent before his second serious knee injury. Everyone was interested to see how he held up at the combine, particularly how fast he could go. This will certainly help, though Bowman still could be a late-round guy due to his injury past.
Bowman recently wrote a draft diary for NFLplayers.com.
Here's some of it:
I always told myself that I wouldn't go to Nebraska, but I had a change of heart on the airplane when I landed. It was a fun time there. I met my fiancée there and football-wise had a really good first year there. I didn't play my second year at Nebraska due to a knee injury. My third year, I played, but we didn't have quite as successful of a season as we all wanted to. It is what it is though and I learned from it. I had some ups and downs while I was at Nebraska, but I got through it.
After the 2006 season I considered entering the NFL Draft, but in the end I decided to come back for another year at Nebraska. It was just a gut feeling at the time. I really felt like I needed to get my degree, or if not get it, at least come close to getting it. I also came back to work on some things that I needed to get corrected and fixed.
Having to sit out with those knee injuries was difficult, but I was able to take some positives away from it all by just sitting down and watching the game and watching my teammates. It actually made me value football a lot more. It wasn't just a game to me. It was something that I loved doing and that I had a passion for. There are guys who go out here and actually think it's just for fun, but once you're taken away from it, then you really respect it. When you get injured like that it's tough.....
With the NFL Combine just a few days away, I'm actually getting nervous. I've had dreams about it, which could be a bad thing, but overall I'm pretty excited about going there and showing teams, scouts and coaches what I can do. One of the main things I want to do is go out there and run and show everybody that I still have my speed. I'm sure I'll end up doing well so stay tuned.
Bowman speedy at NFL combine
Former Husker cornerback Zack Bowman probably made himself a decent chunk of change today. His 40 time was clocked at 4.34, according to the NFL Network.
Bowman is an interesting guy to follow in the upcoming NFL Draft. Some scouts had him as a first-round talent before his second serious knee injury. Everyone was interested to see how he held up at the combine, particularly how fast he could go. This will certainly help, though Bowman still could be a late-round guy due to his injury past.
Bowman recently wrote a draft diary for NFLplayers.com.
Here's some of it:
I always told myself that I wouldn't go to Nebraska, but I had a change of heart on the airplane when I landed. It was a fun time there. I met my fiancée there and football-wise had a really good first year there. I didn't play my second year at Nebraska due to a knee injury. My third year, I played, but we didn't have quite as successful of a season as we all wanted to. It is what it is though and I learned from it. I had some ups and downs while I was at Nebraska, but I got through it.
After the 2006 season I considered entering the NFL Draft, but in the end I decided to come back for another year at Nebraska. It was just a gut feeling at the time. I really felt like I needed to get my degree, or if not get it, at least come close to getting it. I also came back to work on some things that I needed to get corrected and fixed.
Having to sit out with those knee injuries was difficult, but I was able to take some positives away from it all by just sitting down and watching the game and watching my teammates. It actually made me value football a lot more. It wasn't just a game to me. It was something that I loved doing and that I had a passion for. There are guys who go out here and actually think it's just for fun, but once you're taken away from it, then you really respect it. When you get injured like that it's tough.....
With the NFL Combine just a few days away, I'm actually getting nervous. I've had dreams about it, which could be a bad thing, but overall I'm pretty excited about going there and showing teams, scouts and coaches what I can do. One of the main things I want to do is go out there and run and show everybody that I still have my speed. I'm sure I'll end up doing well so stay tuned.
