Loser: Marshon Lattimore, with history of hammy issues, pulls a hammy
A kid with first-round skills, first-round size and first-round athleticism, Ohio State product Marshon Lattimore also came into the combine with a glaring red flag.
With a history of hamstring issues, his health is a serious concern. He needed surgery to repair an ailing, prolonged hamstring issue a a freshman in 2014. Then he missed considerable time as a redshirt freshman in 2015, appearing in just three games.
Finally, as a redshirt sophomore this past season, Lattimore was healthy all year and had a tremendous campaign, tallying 41 tackles, four interceptions and one pick-six.
He then wowed by running a 4.36-second 40 and top-three scores in both the vertical and broad jump.
Then, this happened.
Now, not surprisingly, Lattimore and his people are playing it cool, saying that nothing serious happened. We’ll see in a few weeks when Ohio State has its pro day.
Marshon Lattimore's hamstring "tightened up on him, it's nothing serious," per source. But he is expected to be ready for March 23 pro day.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 6, 2017
Lattimore also tweeted out a bit later that it was a hip flexor injury, not a hamstring.
https://twitter.com/shonrp2/status/838832079857143810
This latest setback will give teams considerable pause about investing a first-round pick into Lattimore, regardless.