Cougar strongman Bright impresses NFL scouts

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | March 7, 2009| | Copyright

Travis Bright laid on his back, lifting the 225-pound weights over and over again in front of NFL representatives at the combine last month.

Strong as an ox, Bright toiled with strict guidelines or he'd get knocked down. He lifted it 34 times, the second best among offensive linemen.

But it wasn't his best. Not by far.

"I've done it 40 times, that's my personal best," Bright said.

Hoisting that weight again is something Bright might not do on Wednesday when BYU holds its Pro Day and more than a dozen NFL teams will have scouts milling around testing college players who are anxious to put on a ...

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