NFL prospect Andrew Vorhees hailed as a ‘hero’ by fans after winning Combine bench press competition… less than a DAY after tearing his ACL
Andrew Vorhees suffered a major setback Sunday at the NFL combine, but rallied to produce an amazing bench press performance.
The USC offensive lineman tore his ACL on Sunday while exercising, leaving his leg in a brace and crutches.
But that didn’t stop him from completing the bench press, an important show of strength for linemen, the next day, as Vorhees limped to the bench and performed an event-best 38 reps on the 225-pound bar.
Fans noted the 24-year-old’s impressive toughness.
‘Just an absolute gd legend. Wishing the best for @Andrew_Vorhees in his recovery and his journey to the NFL,’ one saying.
Andrew Vorhees was injured during a drill Sunday at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.
But he recovered to star in the bench press meet the next day.
‘Maaaaan. [What] a beast! I really hope he makes the league. So unlucky with the injury. Yuck. You hate to see it. But maybe showing off like this on one leg will help your case’, another aggregate.
The next-highest performance in the Combine bench press this year was 34 reps, and another Twitter user noted the difficulty of Vorhees’ feat.
“If you understand how your legs give you power on the bench, it makes it that much more impressive,” they said. saying.
Vorhees himself acknowledged the adversity he had faced, write on twitter‘Either you run away from things or you face them’.
But his efforts also impressed a couple of star NFL linemen.
Three-time Pro Bowl left tackle Taylor Lewan said Vorhees’ involvement in the bench press after his injury was a “BAD move**.”
‘A guy is injured during the most important job interview of his life. He says f*** it and still bench presses, DAWG’, he wrote he in Twitter.
Vorhees was recognized as the Pac-12’s best offensive lineman for the 2022 season.
A future Hall of Famer on the other end of the line also had kind words.
‘What a move’, JJ Watt wrote. Not even being able to plant my feet on the ground, wear a full-leg brace, and still do more reps than anyone in the entire combine.
It would have been so easy to feel sorry for himself, pack up and go home. Instead he does this.
Vorhees, who NFL.com qualified as an “eventual average starter,” he was slated to be a mid-round pick in the April draft before his injury.
The 6-foot-6, 310-pound guard appeared in 55 games over six seasons at USC, where he was recognized as the Pac-12’s top offensive lineman last year.