Much of the confusion from LenDale White's refusal to participate in many pro day auditions was solved today as an MRI revealed he has a torn hamstring. This will, at the very least, halt all of the Maurice Clarett talk, as he has a very legitimate reason for not running the 40. So in a twisted way, this does liberate him a little, as it proves not he was not just 'out of shape' or anything like, but he actually couldn't participate in the drills. On the other hand, this will probably hurt his draft stock, and could very well drop him right out of the first round.
Of course, just a couple years ago Willis McGahee suffered a major knee injury in his final collegiate game and wound up getting drafted in the first round (thanks to some good work from his agent), so you can't drop White out of the first round yet. But for right now, all that earlier talk about him going high in round 1 or even in the top 20 should be all but dead.
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