MOBILE, Ala. — For one hulking defensive lineman and one 5' 10" cornerback at the annual Senior Bowl, interviews with NFL team personnel on hand to scout the prospects almost always begin with five words: ‘We’re sorry for your loss.’
The players, who grimace and say ‘thank you’—what else do you say?—want to move on. They’re in Mobile because they want to get on with their football careers and become, at last, pros. But the name of the school attached to their own names—Maryland—carries an indelible black pock now. Those are the guys from the program that killed a kid.