Here are four separate blurbs on this kid. You're telling me that he didn't get drafted because of the heart condition paper not getting around to teams like he claimed?
Based on his size, athleticism, and potential, Hubbard looks like a top 75 player but has the opportunity to improve his draft stock dramatically this year. The more he grows into his body, the better he gets at using it, improving his instincts and technique, Hubbard could be a scary player. For what he was able to do at Alabama last year, he seemed to be just scratching the surface and he appears able to be the most talented pass rusher Saban has had since arriving in Tuscaloosa with continued work. If and when the light goes on for Hubbard, he could dominate in college football and become a first round pick.
Alabama linebacker Adrian Hubbard plans to leave the Crimson Tide a year early for the NFL, according to a source. Hubbard, an imposing 6-foot-5, 252-pound linebacker who recorded 31 tackles and three sacks in 12 games, has notified the team of his intentions. CBS Sports draft analyst Rob Rang projects Hubbard as a top-two-round pick.
Hubbard could have returned to Alabama for a senior season, but his draft projection from the NFL Advisory Board shows him as a potential first- or second-round pick, so he made himself eligible for the draft in May.
Here's Hubbard in his own words in JSO: bama outside linebacker Adrian Hubbard, one of the best players not to be selected in the National Football League draft, blamed his snub on a minor heart abnormality for which he has been cleared.
Hubbard flew to Green Bay Sunday afternoon after agreeing to terms on a free-agent contract with the Packers shortly after the draft concluded Saturday.
"I didn't know it could be a problem because we had all the issues fixed," Hubbard said. "I think the big problem was somehow, some way the papers didn't get to all the teams. But, oh well."
Hubbard said he had been cleared by Charles Brown, chief medical officer at Piedmont Heart Institute in Atlanta and the Falcons' cardiologist since 1992.
"My heart's big because I'm big," said Hubbard, who indicated it was discovered on his EKG at the combine. "There's nothing wrong with it at all. This is more than 85% of the league. Dr. Brown looked at me and cleared me."
He was carrying papers from Brown for the Packers' medical staff. He must pass a physical before officially joining the team.
"It's going to pass," Hubbard said. "Not too much worry. I'm fine. I've been playing in the worst conditions the last four years in the heat of Alabama. I've been playing sports my whole life. I'll be OK.
"Situations happen. I wasn't drafted. I'll have to go a different route. Teams don't want to take risks. They don't want to write off on people."
----So, we're to believe that one of the most conservative organizations in the NFL decided to "sign off" on him while the rest of the league didn't? The rest of the league was clueless that he was fine medically? Not hard to get that figured out if you're interested in bringing the guy into your franchise. It makes NO sense that other teams didn't know he wasn't okay and just decided to pass on him due to that but he had the paper proving it, it just never got around to all the teams? Sounds like a major excuse and someone trying to save face who can't believe he didn't get drafted. Blaming it on something that isn't valid. It makes more sense that he's a headcase like Nawrocki said and people didn't want that in their room.
Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."