Winston Churchill once said, “Mountaintops inspire leaders, but valleys mature them,” and Tuesday’s NFL Pro Day was a prime example of that.
There were impressive drill times. A.J. Moore ran a 4.39 40-yard dash. There were impressive reps. Daronte Bouldin set a new school record with 35 reps on the bench press. Which is all nice and good.
Although these athletes performed at a high level Tuesday, the biggest story of the day might not lie in their numbers but in the peaks and valleys they overcame during their time in Oxford.
These players won Ole Miss its first Sugar Bowl since 1970 and beat the mighty Alabama twice.