Former Rutgers star defensive tackle Darius Hamilton underwent surgery on both knees this week and will miss Rutgers Pro Day in early March, according to his agent Rob Roche.
The surgery has a two-way impact on Hamilton's NFL future: It will limit his pre-draft exposure to scouts but also is intended to finally restore him to full strength after an arduous two-year journey.
"We feel pretty positive about it," Roche told NJ Advance Media. "He's finally going to be 100 percent healthy. That's what we're looking forward to."
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While training for the draft at IMG Academy in Florida, Hamilton felt some discomfort and underwent a MRI that revealed tears to the patella tendons in both knees, Roche said.