Former Oregon State cornerback Steven Nelson was forced to miss most of the Kansas City Chiefs' recent round of of OTAs because of an NFL rule that forbids rookies from participating in any team activities, except rookie minicamp, until his school has completed final exams.
OSU is on a quarter system and just finished the term last week. To assist during his absence, Chiefs staffers sent Nelson (along with first-round pick Marcus Peters, a Washington product on a similar academic schedule) materials to study from afar, according to the Associated Press.
"You hope they can get as many reps when they come back to the mandatory camp as they can," Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton told the Associated Press.