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Going into the 2009 football season, West Liberty State (West Virginia) offensive lineman Ben Staggs didn’t know what his future held. Now, some eight months later, he knows his future contains professional football, though the location is still yet to be determined. But after April 24–the final day of the 2010 NFL Draft–Staggs will have much more clarity. The 2009 Gene Upshaw Award winner, given to the top Division II lineman ...

The 40-yard dash is the most overrated test in sports. There, I said it. I donÆt care how fast a player can run, because in the end, all that speed means nothing if the player canÆt digest an NFL playbook, wonÆt commit himself to getting better in the offseason, or canÆt do a multitude of other things that being in the NFL requires a player to do. á DonÆt get me wrong. ...