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NFL Combine 2019 Sunday: Sweat, Burns shine as freak athletes on the edge

Jerry Montgomery made sure he had a front row seat for the show. During the defensive line drills, the Packers defensive line coach was standing alone near the end of one of the pass rush bag drills, sizing up this impressive group of edge rushers and he needed his best poker face. Between the freaky athleticism of Brian Burns, the ridiculous size/speed combination of Montez Sweat, and all the depth on the edge, Green Bay should have no shortage of options when it comes to edge players this April.

Sweat was the standout, with the body of a commercial jet at 6-foot-6, 260 pounds of rocked up muscle, and a 7-foot wingspan ran the fastest 40 ever by a defensive lineman at 4.