Draft prospect Joe Mixon wasn't invited to the scouting combine so he's taking to impressing NFL executives at his pro day on Wednesday. He began by running a 4.43 in the 40-yard dash.
Among his other measurables, the running back reportedly registered a 35-inch vertical and weighed in at 228 pounds on his 6-foot-1 frame.
Mixon represents a moral dilemma for the NFL. The Oklahoma product has displayed the skills that warrants a first-round draft pick. However, he was caught on film punching a woman in the face in 2014.
Video of former NFL running back Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee in a hotel elevator - and his declining skills - resulted in the end of his football playing career. It remains to be seen whether a team will use a draft pick to select Mixon now that the league has toughened its stance on domestic violence and violence of all kinds against women.