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NFL Draft: OT Max Scharping vows to be 'part of the NIU family forever'

INDIANAPOLIS — Northern Illinois products Max Scharping and Sutton Smith are among more than 300 NFL draft hopefuls in attendance this week at the scouting combine, where they'll compete alongside the best in the world in the biggest job interview of their lives.

Scharping, the Huskies' durable four-year starting offensive tackle, might have a bit of discomfort in his injured hamstring, preventing him from running a 40-yard dash at the annual pre-draft event.