ST Back, Combine Reports

Stephen Tsai is back to blogging, and he has a story about taking WAC champ rings to the players at the combine, along with some notes about the atmosphere in the RCA Dome.

Every 15 minutes, an NFL head coach or personnel director would speak at one of the two podiums. After that, they do group interviews in the lobby. Tom Coughlin is actually pretty nice, in an intense way, sort of like a Method actor.
Herm Edwards was very gracious. He noticed my "Honolulu" affiliation and asked me to pose some questions.
It's kind of amusing to see the "financial" advisers trying to hand business cards to players. One of the advisers thanked me for introducing him to "Lavon Best."

He also writes that Colt Brennan will be taking the Wonderlic test today.

Tsai's byline is back too, and he has an article about Colt Brennan meeting the press, Davone Bess meeting the snow, and Jason Rivers meeting the doctors.

At the request of the NFL, former UH wideout Jason Rivers will undergo an MRI on his lower back.

"They're going to do it at one of the hospitals here," Rivers said.

Rivers was held out of UH's game against Idaho Sept. 29 because of lower-back tightness. Rivers said the injury did not cause further problems, and that he feels he is healthy.

"They want me to take the MRI as a follow-up," Rivers said.

Yesterday, Rivers was measured at 6 feet 1. He weighed 200 pounds.

"It's exactly where I want to be," Rivers said.

The Star-Bulletin has some staff and wire reports from the combine as well.