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Seven Oklahoma Players Receive Invitations to 2023 NFL Combine

The players who got invited to train this year in Indianapolis were no surprise, but not so for some of the ones who weren't invited.

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Seven Oklahoma Sooners received their official invitation Wednesday to this year’s NFL Scouting Combine.

Wide receiver Marvin Mims, tight end Brayden Willis, running back Eric Gray, offensive tackles Wanya Morris and Anton Harrison, defensive lineman Jalen Redmond and punter Michael Turk all will be working out for NFL scouts, coaches and general managers at Lucas Oil Stadium from Feb. 26 to March 6.

There are also a handful of notable OU players who didn’t receive their combine invitation and will have to impress scouts at the annual OU Pro Day.

Linebacker DaShaun White and defensive lineman Jeffery Johnson were expected by many to be among the invitees.

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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