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Lawson shows NFL teams that toughness matters

CLEMSON – Shaq Lawson had an impressive showing at Thursday’s Pro Day at Clemson’s indoor practice facility, but Lawson feels like he showed everything he needed to show in the College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama.

Lawson, who led the nation in tackles for loss last season, was injured early in Clemson’s victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl in late December. The knee injury kept Lawson from finishing the game and his availability for the title game was in doubt right up until kickoff.

Lawson wound up with two first-half sacks and displayed the kind of toughness he thinks teams are looking for.