Fairley will NOT bench press

[teeray]

Maybe it is a smoke screen because he really is going to lift but wants people to think he is hurt and not going to lift so when he does it looks more courageous!! Smoke screens are the best :D :D

[Carolina Mike II]

Just puts more questions (possibly less teams wishing to trade) for him and hurts the value of our overall #1 pick.

[Carolina Mike II]

Maybe it is a smoke screen because he really is going to lift but wants people to think he is hurt and not going to lift so when he does it looks more courageous!! Smoke screens are the best :D :D

I HIGHLY doubt this!

[teeray]

I HIGHLY doubt this!

I know it was tongue and cheek about all the Cam Newton smoke screen stuff.

[Happy Panther]

Bench Press is the most worthless part of the combine anyway

[jtnc]

Bench Press is the most worthless part of the combine anyway

It is the fact that how come this wasn't brought up earlier? Seems like a BS injury.

[teeray]

Bench Press is the most worthless part of the combine anyway

I agree with the exception of two positions. OL and DT. He is going to need to lift at some point.

[YourMomsLover]

I agree with the exception of two positions. OL and DT. He is going to need to lift at some point.

Yea he needs to lift for sure. Does anyone know what he was lifting right before his Senior year? I would look but Im on the mobile right now...

[R0CKnR0LLA]

Bench press is typically recorded at various times throughout a players career. It's something you can chart to show how much time that player is spending in the weight room, which speaks to his dedication and work ethic. If a guy is 300+ pounds and only lifts 12 times and then 2 years later only lifts 13 times then that should be a big red flag.

[Jangler]

But will he Lambada?

[ThatSeptemberDay]

but this should have been known much earlier right?

I am an auburn fan and I can tell you all he hurt himself around the georgia game if I remember correctly, someone landed on his shoulder. He played through it but he lost playing time.

[rayzor]

in 2006 while still in high school he lifted it 22 times.

no reason to believe it wouldn't be more.

[brandon_87]

He was hurt during the 2010 season and still has not healed from a "shoulder separation" injury.

Will this hurt him at all during the draft?

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=NFL&id=6492&line=200803&spln=1

I'm so damn tired of seeing all these college players go to the combine and not do some of the stuff they are required to do, if they want to play in the NFL then they should be required to do all the drills, no exceptions. What good is a qb who won't throw at the combine? Or a rb or wr who won't run the 40? Its just a bunch of bullshit, these damn college players act like its a damn right to play in the NFL and demand millions and they are honestly the reason this whole cba poo is outta wack.

[Jackofalltrades]

Who cares?

He'll do it at his pro day, not like the bench actually matters.

Game tape people, that's what matters.