Friday, April 19, 2013

Big, athletic NCCU DT John Drew waits to dip toe into NFL waters

DURHAM, North Carolina  — Something as small as John Drew’s big toe almost stepped on his opportunity for a shot at the NFL.

“You never know how a toe could make a 330-pound guy not be able to play for the rest of the season,” Drew said. “You never really know when it’s your last play.”

Drew’s toe let him down when he hurt it in the first quarter against eventual MEAC champion Bethune-Cookman late in the season.

The teams were tied for the MEAC lead at the time, but the loss dropped the Eagles to second. Without Drew anchoring the middle of the defensive line and drawing the double-team blocking that freed up his linemates, NCCU finished the MEAC season tied for third.

Since the injury, Drew has concerned ...

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