NFL Draft Profile: Jared Chick

A 3-4 Defensive End out of Nebraska, Jared Crick is a potential dancing partner for the Indianapolis Colts in the upcoming draft. With the assumed transition to a 3-4 defense and the shopping around of Dwight Freeney the Colts are also badly in the need of a defensive end that can hold the edge. Jared Crick is a potential guy for the Colts to take a look at early in the draft. Crick put up 29.5 tackles for a loss and 20 sacks over three years as a starter for the Cornhuskers. These are pretty impressive numbers when you consider his biggest red flag, injuries. Laura will cover Crick’s injury history in more detail, but a quick overview makes him player number 2 with injury history that the Colts have a high chance of drafting in rounds 2-3. Crick strained his MCL in 2011 spring practices and then proceeded to tear a pectoral muscle to end his 2011 season very early. As a sophomore and junior he recorded 9.5 sacks a piece but was only capable of one before the injur...