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Bills TE Nick O'Leary blames awful 40 on injured hamstring

Bills rookie tight end Nick O'Leary slipped to the sixth round due to a brutal 4.93 40-yard dash at the NFL combine. Heading into the offseason some had O'Leary ranked as a top three TE prospect. The Florida State star tight end suffered a hamstring tear in January in FSU's playoff game against Oregon. O'Leary believes the slow 40 time was caused by the injured hamstring but felt like he had to run it. "The 40-yard thing probably set me back a little bit," he said. "I mean, I wasn't going to go out there and run routes full speed and not run the 40.