Texas tight end Gunnar Helm was not the biggest, smallest, fastest or slowest player at the NFL combine Saturday—but he nonetheless had a day unlike any other player.
It started as Helm lined up to run the 40-yard dash Saturday in Indianapolis. He was called for a false start out of the gate and immediately pulled up hobbling.
No matter—Helm ran a 4.93 to start, 4.84 to finish, and completed every remaining drill. Only afterward did an MRI reveal that he had sprained his right ankle.
On Sunday afternoon, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport shared a painful-looking photo of Helm's injured foot.
Helm, per Rapoport, will run the 40-yard dash again at the Longhorns' Pro Day on March 26.
The Englewood, Colo. native caught 60 passes—fifth-most in the SEC—for 786 yards and seven touchdowns for Texas this past season, helping the Longhorns win a CFP first-round game and the Peach Bowl before falling to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.






