Former Oklahoma receiver and Heisman finalist Dede Westbrook was taken in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. While that might not seem like a big deal, it's an usual case considering that he was a Heisman finalist, but also because he has such a checkered past.
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RELATED: Dede Westbrook reportedly kicked out of interview at NFL combine
He was arrested twice on misdemeanor family violence complaints, but no charges stuck. He also was reportedly kicked out of an interview at the NFL Combine last month.
So @McShay13 just said new Jags WR Dede Westbrook is the only player he's ever heard of being kicked out of a 15-minute combine interview.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 29, 2017
And he hasn't exactly had a lot of nice things said about him either:
And then, there's this text just now from an AFC area scout on Dede Westbrook: "No thoughts. It is what it is. He's a degenerate."
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 29, 2017
It looks like Westbrook is denying being kicked out of the combine, but it doesn't sound very convincing.
"I don't think I was necessarily kicked out of a Combine interview," Westbrook told reporters after he was picked.
Asked more broadly what happened, Westbrook said, "I have no idea. I'm not aware of that."
"At the end of the day that's up to me, and I've overcome adversity many times in my life and it's just another chance for me to overcome it," Westbrook said. "I thank the Jacksonville Jaguars for giving me the opportunity to do that in their organization."
Jags general manager David Caldwell knows that Westbrook has a lot of baggage he's bringing with him, but is confident in the homework his team has done. He also mentioned that the troubled receiver will have "no margin for error" when he ends up in rookie training camp.
[h/t Pro Football Talk]
