Savage not sore about NFL experience


The scene former Jordan High School running back Dantrell Savage described to me the other day sounded comparable to the treatment afforded to subjects of alien abductions.

At February's NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Savage stood in a long line of league hopefuls wearing nothing but a number and exercise shorts. When his turn arrived, he went into a medical examination room so a series of doctors could take X-rays and MRIs and generally twist and contort every limb on his body in an effort to grade his overall health.

Savage, a tailback at Oklahoma State, got the repeat some of the same procedures with representatives of most of the league's teams.

"The thing I found out about me is that the more you sit there and think nothing is wrong with you, they'll figure out something is wrong with you,'' Savage, a projected third- to fifth-round draft pick, told me on the phone the other day. ''You'll find you're sore. There are 32 teams. They just pick at you and poke you and mess with the same different spots you've had X-rays on. You're going to become sore. They end up hurting you.''

Savage said it will all have been worth it if he gets drafted and lands a roster spot, however.

Read more about Savage in Thursday morning's Ledger-Enquirer.