Well, so much for hitting a homerun at the Senior Bowl. Maybe he did miss the NFL gravy train after all? ESPN’s Todd McShay reported Thursday that Brandon Gibson has come up lame with a hamstring injury today, and his availability for the upcoming game is doubtful.
Per the report:
“Washington State’s Brandon Gibson left practice with an apparent hamstring
injury. He had his upper leg wrapped while he looked on late in the day. He is
well-built, and although he had some drops Tuesday, he uses his hands
consistently and doesn’t let the ball get in on his body. However, his lack of
speed is apparent — even before the injury — and it is difficult to imagine
him running past NFL defensive backs. He also doesn’t explode off the line of
scrimmage, and none of his movements is sudden. Gibson takes too long coming out
of his breaks on short routes, so that has to worry you from a possession
wideout standpoint. Perhaps his leg was bothering him early in the practice and
that affected his ability to move, but overall, it wasn’t a good showing.”
Not exactly glowing, and that remark about the lack of speed even before the injury isn’t good news. I did find another snippet, from Rotoworld.com, that stated that Gibson actually had a pretty good first day of practice.
It’s not the end of the world for Gibson. He still has some time to get the hamstring healthy and show what he can do. But this is definitely a setback.
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