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Originally Posted by milkman
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Thanks. 4.80 40 is kinda slow for an OLB, but pretty good for a DE. I'd say that like Terrell Suggs a few years ago, the slower 40 time has something to do with the weight (260 lbs). Suggs could have dropped the pounds to get a better 40 time, but he was also a tweener type and was hearing from half the coaches that they'd play him at DE and the other half OLB. If he drops a few pounds, he'd likely gain some speed, he weighs more than most ILB's.
Looking quickly at NFL rosters:
John Abraham is 6'4 and weighs 266
Bertrand Berry 6'3, 264
Andre Carter 6'4, 252
Trent Cole 6'3, 270 (12.5 sacks)
and of course
Dwight "Shorty" Freeney 6'1, 268