With times in the mid 4.4-range, Auburn running back Ronnie Brown displayed speed to go along with his power. AP

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INDIANAPOLIS -- As the 2005 Combine entered its third day, the Saturday morning workout session was filled with intrigue, suspense and several fine performances. After being measured, interviewed and both physically and mentally tested, the offensive linemen and a few big-name running backs took to the carpet of the RCA Dome to be timed and tested some more.

The intrigue came in the form of former Nebraska offensive lineman Richie Incognito. The travails of Incognito the past twelve months have been well documented as after being dismissed from the Cornhusker program he transferred to Oregon, only to be released before ever playing a single game for the Ducks.

With much to prove, Incognito started off strong, moving his 305-pound frame across the field in a pair of 40-yard dashes that timed in the 4.9-second range. Later during the position drills it was easy for everyone to see that Incognito was the strongest and most explosive player in attendance. Then, just when things seemed to be pointing up, disaster hit once again. During the final drill segment of the day, Incognito seemingly caught his foot in the carpet and dropped to the field. After writhing in pain for several minutes he was finally carted off with what seemed to be a very serious knee injury.

Suspense has been following Maurice Clarett around all week. Many wondered how the former Ohio State back would fare after not playing football the past two seasons. After saying all the right things and looking trimmer compared to last year, anticipation was high for Clarett as he took his turn in the sprint. And though his circumstances were different from Icognito's, the end result was similar -- Clarett ran his 40s in disastrous times of 4.79 an 4.89.

All was not doom and gloom on Saturday, though.

Ronnie Brown was one of the few top-flight running backs to participate in the workouts, and the former Auburn back did not disappoint. With times in the mid 4.4-range, Brown displayed the speed to complement his vaunted power. And Brown was not done, going to wow scouts with his pass catching skills.

Big Nehemiah Broughton of the Citadel moved his 250-pound frame swiftly across the Dome field, turning in hand times of 4.62 and 4.66. Displaying solid ballhandling moves afterwards, Broughton left scouts perplexed as to whether he is better suited for fullback or as a feature ball carrier.

Continuing to bask in the glow of a brilliant Senior Bowl performance and charge up draft boards, Khalif Barnes turned in a solid performance Saturday. After being measured at 6-feet, 5½ inches, Barnes ran both of his 40s under five seconds and turned in a vertical jump of 35 inches, all very solid marks for an offensive tackle.

Several other impressive offensive linemen Saturday included Evan Mathis of Alabama, who also broke the 5-second barrier in the 40 and fared well in the drilling segment. Scott Young of BYU capitalized on a solid lifting performance with a good running workout. On Thursday Young led all the linemen on the bench press, completing 43 repetitions of 225 pounds.

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