Hakeem Nicks strains hamstring in NFL Combine receiver drills

Posted Feb 23, 2009
While running pass routes during Sunday afternoon’s receiver drills during the Scouting Combine, North Carolina receiver Hakeem Nicks pulled up with a leg injury. It looked like he strained a hamstring or a calf while preparing to make a break after about ten or fifteen yards of straight-line running. A league source tells us that Nicks strained a hamstring. (Pro Football Talk)

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