Maybe Orlando Brown Jr. should not have told reporters Thursday that he's been fat his whole life.
The former Oklahoma offensive tackle turned in one of the worst performances at the NFL Combine this week in Indianapolis.
It began Thursday when the 6-8, 360-pound lineman did only 14 reps of 225 pounds in the bench press. That was the worst among offensive linemen as UTEP's Will Hernandez did 37 reps. Brown, who left Oklahoma a year early and was considered a first-round prospect, blamed his poor bench press performance on his breathing. He vowed to do better at the Oklahoma pro day March 14.
The bench press is not all he'll have to improve as things got worse Friday.
His 5.85-second time in the 40-yard dash was the fifth-slowest by any player at the combine since 2003. None of the players who posted slower times over that span was drafted. NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock called his time "historically bad."
.@MikeMayock's #2 ranked OT in this class.
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Orlando Brown (@ZEUS__78) from @OU_Football runs a 5.86u 40-yard dash! #NFLCombine
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It got worse from there. Brown then had a broad jump of just 6 feet, 10 inches, a vertical leap of 19 1/2 inches and was being yelled at by NFL coaches, who thought he was loafing during drills. His jumps were the worst among all offensive linemen and would be the worst of any player ever drafted.
Brown was a unanimous All-American last season while helping Oklahoma win the Big 12 and claim a berth in the College Football Playoff. Brown, the son of late NFL player Orlando Brown, knows his performance will be held against him. He was defended by former teammate Baker Mayfield.
"You're never going to see him run 40 yards down the field," the Heisman-winning quarterback told reporters Friday. "You watch some tape and see he never gave up a sack."