More Time At The Gym: Calvin Ridley
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It’s shocking to see someone like Calvin Ridley on this list, considering the former five-star high school recruit was a first-round pick in the NFL Draft and the primary receiver for the mighty Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama.
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But as teams began to “poke and prod” at Ridley in the weeks and months leading up to the 2018 NFL Draft, they saw a guy who weighed less than 190lbs (despite standing 6’1), had a rather pedestrian vertical leap of 31 inches, and only did 15 repetitions of the 225lbs in the bench press at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine. Those numbers predicted the mediocre career ahead. In two seasons in the league, Ridley has yet to record a 1,000-yard season.
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