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GEORGE LENDING A HAND TO INDY PROSPECT
The NFL Scouting Combine starts on Thursday in Indianapolis. On Friday, one of the prospects not invited to the doings at the RCA Dome will show what he can do, only 15 minutes away.
Working out at an indoor facility named "Sport of All Sorts" will be receiver James Banks, an Indianapolis native who started his college career as a quarterback at Tennessee. He switched to receiver, and then finished his career at Carson-Newman due to some off-field issues. As far as we can tell, Banks has behaved himself for a while now (which is more than Fabian Washington, Andre Hall, Jerome Mathis, and Roscoe Parrish can say).
Our pal Jason Whitlock described Banks as the "second-best quarterback prospect ever out of Indy, after Jeff George." And George himself is directly involved in Banks' efforts to land in the NFL.
"I have thrown to a lot of great ones and I think James has a lot of potential," George told PFT on Wednesday. The "great ones" to whom George has tossed the pointed rock include Randy Moss and Cris Carter in 1999 with the Vikings.
The workout begins at noon on Friday, and shuttle service will be available for any scouts that hope to check Banks out.