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NFL hopeful WR Nelson Spruce looks to show off hands that are 'second to none'

INDIANAPOLIS — Nelson Spruce’s college career requires no embellishment. No University of Colorado receiver can match his statistics. But those numbers don’t matter as much this week at the NFL combine. Spruce must show he can stack up physically with the nation’s best as he tries to improve on draft projections which predict him to go in the mid rounds.

Former CU star receiver Nelson Spruce hopes to run 4.5 at the NFL combine on Saturday. (Troy E. Renck, The Denver Post)
Former CU star receiver Nelson Spruce hopes to run 4.5 at the NFL combine on Saturday. (Troy E. Renck, The Denver Post)

“I think people underestimate me athletically. I have the numbers, my production was there on the field.