Eddie Lacy finally runs, and reportedly runs fast
[h=1]Eddie Lacy finally runs, and reportedly runs fast[/h] Posted by Mike Florio on April 11, 2013, 11:13 AM EDT
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Alabama running back [URL="http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8382/eddie-lacy"]Eddie Lacy[/URL], whose draft stock had been slipping and sliding while he was unable to work out at the Scouting Combine or during his Pro Day due to a hamstring injury, finally is healthy enough to run for scouts.
He ran today in Tuscaloosa, and at least one account has Lacy running very fast for a 230-pound tailback.
Via Mark Edwards of the [I]Anniston[/I] (Ala.) [I]Star[/I], Lacy unofficially ran a pair of [URL="https://twitter.com/MarkSportsStar"]4.4-second 40-yard dashes[/URL].
It’s unclear whether that’s 4.40 or 4.49 or somewhere in between. And it remains to be seen whether other stopwatches showed slower times.
Still, the fact that Lacy was able to run and that he apparently ran at least in the mid-four-second range is good news for a guy who would be, in our view, a [U][B]great fit for the Steelers at No. 16.[/B][/U]
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UPDATE 11:27 a.m. ET[/I]: And now there’s another account of Lacy [URL="https://twitter.com/seniorbowl/status/322368851155226624"]running a 4.58 and a 4.62[/URL]. That's still faster than Phar Lap's 40 times. ;)