re: Why did Dee Ford quit on the Combine, how lazy is he?

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Former Auburn defensive end Dee Ford came into the combine as one of the more intriguing defensive prospects in the draft. He was already likely to fall to someone in either the late first or early second rounds, which would have put him high atop the list of potential draft steals. But after his stupid and unnecessary comments about Jadeveon Clowney, he could see his stock drop even further.
Ford, who did not participate in the combine drills because the medical staff told him to sit out, came out and said that Clowney played like a “blind dog in a meat market”. While the statement might be as true as it is funny to envision, the fact that he opened his mouth in the first place has to make teams weary of taking him.

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2. Dee Ford

It’s unfair to knock a prospect when he’s not medically cleared to participate in drills. But it’s disappointing to not see him compete after publicly calling out South Carolina DE Jadeveon Clowney.

Ford stated he was better than Clowney. He also said Clowney plays like a “blind dog in a meat market, basically.”

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Ford wasn’t able to prove he’s a better prospect when the two of them could have been on the field at the same time.

A bigger concern for Ford long-term is his health. Teams could medically flag Ford after the doctors at the combine wouldn’t allow him to participate due to a back injury he suffered during the 2011 season.

“I feel fine,” Ford told NFL Network. “Everything is fine. It’s what they call a medical precaution that they wanted to go through, and they don’t want to risk anything here. So I had the medical exclusion. It’s very unfortunate. I’m very disappointed. I came to really compete in this combine but, you know, it’s all good. I’m still going to stay here and support my peers.”

And Ford, even though he wasn’t participating, didn’t back off his previous statement about Clowney when he was given the opportunity to do so Monday.

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