from Buccaneers.com

When DeMeco Ryans attended the NFL Scouting Combine in late February, it was his second trip to Indianapolis in two months. The NFL scouts waiting at the RCA Dome in February were on a fact-finding mission in regards to the Alabama linebacker and his fellow draft prospects. They wanted to see for themselves just how fast, quick, strong and smart Ryans is.

In contrast, the NCAA officials who invited Ryans to Indy on January 8 already knew everything they needed to know about him. READ MORE