ESPN.com · Feb 26, 2016
The frustrating case of Drew Ott's wait
Defensive linemen take the stage Friday at the NFL combine. Iowa’s Drew Ott, a top pass-rusher who collected five sacks in six games in 2015 while playing at times without use of one arm, attended the mega-event this week in Indianapolis to talk with scouts and NFL decision-makers.
Ott can’t work out. He’s four months into rehab from a torn right ACL suffered against Illinois in Week 6. He underwent surgery on Oct. 22.
With an NFL career on the horizon and his future earnings at stake, Ott was dealt a bad hand by the timing of this injury. But that’s football. People in the game have little control over injuries or the time required to heal.