INDIANAPOLIS -- Ohio State cornerback Kendall Sheffield injured his left pectoral while bench pressing at the NFL scouting combine.
The Thurgood Marshall graduate and Missouri City native was in obvious pain following his seventh repetition. There is concern that he has torn his pectoral. Sheffield is undergoing a medical evaluation.
A former track star, Sheffield recorded 75 career tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles for the Buckeyes.
A transfer from Blinn Junior College, Sheffield was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten Conference selection.
Sheffield set the Buckeyes' school indoor track record in the 60-meter dash with a 6.