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Former Georgia football player John Theus takes a break during UGA's NFL Pro Day on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 in Athens, Ga. (Richard Hamm/Staff) OnlineAthens / Athens Banner-Herald
John Theus wheels it near the row of benches, bars and weighted plates in Ryan Goldin’s GATA gym.
It’s a Thursday in late February. The NFL combine is five days away, UGA Pro Day in three weeks.
Theus is training to join the pro ranks and is under the microscope of so-called NFL draft experts who say he’s a third to fifth round guy.