re: Safety Obi Melifonwu visiting saints today

Jesus you can hardly see the ball in his hands

Here's the scouting report from the combine.

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This is from Saints Wire. Sounds like the Raiders were playing him out of position. No surprise there.

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Melifonwu (6-foot-3, 227-pounds) was a heralded prospect out of Connecticut, destroying every athletics test he was put through at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine. Some of his feats include a 4.4-second 40-yard dash, and a 141-inch broad jump. These numbers validated the traits he showed on college tape and in practices at that year’s Reese’s Senior Bowl, ably covering tight ends and slot receivers alike while closing fast on tackles in the open field.
But things went south the minute Melifonwu was drafted by the Raiders. He started his rookie year on injured reserve from a preseason leg injury, and he went returned to I.R. after just five games with a hip problem that required surgery. Doubts existed as to whether safety or cornerback were his best positions even before the draft, but that’s where the Raiders put him.
For his part, Melifonwu expressed at that year’s Combine that he felt most comfortable playing linebacker. He also sounded optimistic when talking to the Advocate about his fit in Saints defensive coordinator Dennis Allen’s system.

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