http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFLDraft/Draft+Extras/2009/wwhi041609.htm
Overrated Prospects
WR Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina (Jr.)
Nicks has a chance to still warrant interest in the first round, but the level of complacency he showed after his pro-day workout, when he stopped working out and gained 14 pounds, was quite a scare to NFL clubs, which fear how he will react to a big-time contract. He has since dropped the weight and continued his training regimen and potentially could be a good possession receiver, but he may never be more than a good No. 2 and could always be distracted.
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I understand the point being made in the beginning, but I don't think they can conclude that he may never be more than a good No. 2.
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Not from that, maybe, but from his game. The guy just doesn't explode, there's no other way to put it. If we're going to burn our first on a pick, it needs to be on somebody that has to have a corner and safety on him at all times. Unless Crabtree or Maclin does some miraculous Quinn-like drop, Britt's probably the only guy worth #25.
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I don't think I've ever seen anything so ridiculous as this overwhelming hue and cry about some weight gained between a Combine and Pro Day on a guy that couldn't work out or run because he had a bad hamstring.
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