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Top five NFL Combine bench press performances by Ohio State players

Top five NFL Combine bench press performances by Ohio State players #GoBucks

The 2022 NFL Scouting Combine starts this week in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it always provides a unique and stress-inducing showcase for future NFL players. The combine is typically the most important part of the pre-draft process for many NFL prospects and serves as the most important job interview these young men may have in their lives.

Any seasoned NFL scout will tell you that the combine is not the end all be all and is just a part of the process, but fans love the idea of the underwear Olympics, and seeing some of these freak athletes accomplish insane feats in the bench press, shuttle run, 40-yard dash, vertical jump, and broad jump. The following are the top five bench press performances by former Ohio State football players. We are only tracking numbers from the NFL Scouting Combine and not from pro days and only numbers since the NFL Scouting Combing moved to Indianapolis in 1987.

Browns work out WR Derrick Willies, 2 others this week

Willies spent 2018-2019 with the Browns including a stint on the active roster

The Cleveland Browns brought in a familiar face for a tryout this week. Wide receiver Derrick Willies was back in Berea for a workout with the team, one of three players the Browns auditioned this week per the NFL’s transaction reports.

Willies made the Browns in 2018 as an undrafted free agent out of Texas Tech. He caught three passes for 61 yards in limited duty as a rookie before getting hurt and ending the season on injured reserve. Willies then participated with the Browns in the 2019 preseason but failed to make the final roster. The 6-foot-4 wideout spent the 2019 campaign on the Browns’ practice squad.

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The Browns also worked out Cale Garrett and Marcus Green.

Garrett is a linebacker from Missouri. Green played wide receiver at Louisiana-Monroe and was a sixth-round draft pick by the Falcons in 2019. He led the NCAA in kick return yardage and TDs in his junior season for the Warhawks.

Philadelphia Eagles sign WR Marcus Green to the practice squad

Marcus Green signs to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad

After having him in for a Tuesday visit, the Philadelphia Eagles have signed veteran wide receiver Marcus Green to their practice squad.

Green, 23, (5’8″/190) was a sixth-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Louisiana-Monroe and spent last season on the Eagles practice squad.

He signed a futures contract in January but was released in a round of cuts that got the roster to under 80 players.

Eagles promote CB Trevor Williams from the practice squad to the active roster

Eagles promote CB Trevor Williams from the practice squad to the active roster

The Philadelphia Eagles have promoted veteran cornerback Trevor Williams up from the practice squad to the 53 man roster. Williams was signed by the Eagles to a reserve/future contract during the 2020 offseason after spending the first four years of his career with the Chargers (2016-19) and Cardinals (2019).

Williams originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Chargers in 2016, after playing collegiately at Penn State, where he earned All-Big Ten honors following his junior and senior seasons.

Report: Philadelphia Eagles expected to waive WR Marcus Green

Eagles expected to waive WR Marcus Green

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The Philadelphia Eagles are set to start their first wave of cuts as the team works to get down to a 53 man roster and 16 man practice squad.

Mike Kaye of NJ.com is reporting that wide receiver Marcus Green is expected to be one of the first cuts.

Green, 23, was a sixth-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Louisiana-Monroe and spent last season on the Eagles practice squad.

He signed a futures contract in January but was released in a round of cuts that got the roster to under 80 players.

Eagles sign WR Marcus Green, waive QB Kyle Lauletta

Eagles sign WR Marcus Green, waive QB Kyle Lauletta

In a move that has been expected, the Philadelphia Eagles re-signed wide receiver Marcus Green to the roster and waived reserve quarterback Kyle Lauletta.

Lauletta is from the area and attended local Downingtown High School in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Lauletta eventually chose to attend Richmond, where he threw for a school-record 10,465 yards and 73 touchdowns and was invited to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl, in which he threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns and was ultimately named the game’s MVP.

Philadelphia Eagles had free agent WR Marcus Green in for a tryout

Marcus Green had a tryout with the Philadelphia Eagles

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The Philadelphia Eagles are constantly trying to add talent to the roster and on Friday the team quietly worked out free agent wide receiver Marcus Green according to the NFL transaction list via Albert Breer.

Last week Tom Pelissero reported that the Eagles were re-signing Green, and that may be the case, but the team obviously wanted to see him perform first.

Green, 23, was a sixth-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Louisiana-Monroe and spent last season on the Eagles practice squad.

He signed a futures contract in January but was released in a round of cuts that got the roster to under 80 players.

Philadelphia Eagles to re-sign WR Marcus Green

Marcus Green to return to the Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are bringing back a familiar face, as Tom Pelissero is reporting that practice squad wide receiver Marcus Green is being brought back after being released days ago.

Green, 23, was a sixth-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Louisiana-Monroe and spent the entire 2019 NFL season on the Eagles practice squad.

He signed a futures contract in January but was released in a round of cuts that got the roster to under 80 players.

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Philadelphia Eagles waive five players as they work to trim the roster to 80

Philadelphia Eagles release five players as they work to trim the roster to 80

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The Philadelphia Eagles just announced that they’ve waived five players as the team works to get the roster numbers down to 80. Among the cuts were defensive end Daeshon Hall and veteran receiver Shelton Gibson.

With NFL teams forced to reduce the training camp rosters amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Howie Roseman and company moved on quickly from guys that would have normally been on the 90 man roster throughout camp.

Hall suffered a torn ACL on the final play of 2019 regular season and was placed on injured reserve after a strong preseason last summer.

Gibson seems like he’s been with the Eagles for 10 years, but with the retooling of the skill positions, he and Marcus Green were obvious cut choices, as was Albert Huggins and Tremon Smith.

The Eagles roster now sits at 82 players plus DE Matt Leo, (a roster-exempt player) as training camp is officially underway.

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Eagles GM Howie Roseman on ‘competition’ dictating which WR plays

Howie Roseman says competition will dictate which Eagles WR plays

The Philadelphia Eagles went from having one of the slowest skill groups in the NFL to potentially have a formidable 4-100 relay team made out of wide receivers.

The Eagles started off by landing Jalen Reagor at pick No. 21 overall. The former TCU star is known for his jets and big-play abilities. After Reagor, the Eagles landed an elite athlete in Boise State wide receiver John Hightower.

Then Howie Roseman flipped a sixth-round pick former 49ers speed-burner, Marquise Goodwin. By the time the ink was dry on Goodmin, Roseman sealed the deal by adding Southern Miss speedster Quez Watkins.

Howie Roseman now has a wide receiving corps that includes DeSean Jackson, Alshon Jeffery, Greg Ward, JJ Arcega-Whiteside, Marken Michel, Marcus Green, Shelton Gibson, Robert Davis, River Cracraft, and Deontay Burnett.

That’s ten veterans to go with three rookies and a recently acquired veteran in Goodwin. Everyone’s not going to make the cut and when asked what we’ll determine playing time on the outside, Roseman didn’t mince words.

The Eagles finished the season with a practice squad at wide receiver. They’ll enter the 2020 season with one of the fastest teams in the NFL, that won’t have room for everyone involved.