Northwestern DE Corey Wootton: 'I showed I could move around well without the brace'

Dave Curtis On Northwestern's football Web site, defensive end Corey Wootton calls dealing with injuries his most humbling experience. He now says the ankle, knee and quadriceps problems that plagued him the last year-and-a-half have healed, and he proved it Monday to 29 NFL scouts with a strong performance at the school's pro day. Wootton spoke with Sporting News' Dave Curtis and other reporters after his workout. Question: How nerve-wracking was this day for you? Corey Wootton: A little bit. I didn't participate in the Combine. I didn't do our last pro day. So I think it was all on the line today. And I think I did a pretty good job. I wish I could have run a little better, but you know, I was looking forward today and did a pretty good job. (Note: Wootton said he was hoping to run in the 4.8-range; Northwestern officials later released that the average of his two 40-yard dashes was 4.92 seconds.) Q: Have scouts told you what round you sh...