Representatives from every NFL team — including head coaches Marvin Lewis of the Cincinnati Bengals, Mike Zimmer of the Minnesota Vikings, Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints — were in attendance for Ohio State’s pro day on Friday. With 142 credentials issued to NFL team personnel, that made the event possibly the largest pro day ever as far as attendance by NFL people. And, coach Urban Meyer’s event ran very smoothly. Offensive tackle Taylor Decker — 6-foot-7 1/4, 311 pounds — had a 25 1/2-inch vertical jump, performed 22 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press, and stood on the rest of his numbers from the NFL Scouting Combine. Decker had a good-plus workout. He was worked out very hard and had only one spot when it appeared that he got tired. Decker’s pro day workout was a lot better than it was at the combine. Running back Ezekiel Elliott — 6-2, 228 — stood on his numbers from the combine. During the positional drills, Elliott showed that he had excellent ball skills, and shocked many NFL personnel in attendance with how well he caught the football. He’s a powerful runner, and definitely improved his draft status at Ohio State’s pro day. Quarterback Cardale Jones — 6-5 1/4, 250 — didn’t do any of the runs and jumps due to a right hamstring problem that surfaced at the combine…
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