UNC’s Elijah Hood reveals reason behind not working out at combine

Posted Mar 4, 2017
Former UNC running back Elijah Hood sat out Friday’s testing at the NFL scouting combine with a leg injury. Hood told the Observer he strained his hamstring training for the combine. Hood expects to be fully healed and to participate in UNC’s pro day March 21. Hood's Tar Heels teammate T.J. Logan ran the fastest 40 among the running backs at 4.37 seconds. (Charlotte Observer)

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