Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Packers held a formal interview with TCU receiver Kolby Listenbee
By Michael Cohen of the Journal Sentinel
On the football field, where Listenbee contributed primarily as a junior and senior, he caught 30 passes for 597 yards and five touchdowns in 2015. His average of 19.9 yards per reception ranked 11th in the country among players with 30 or more catches. He caught a pass of 30-plus yards in seven of the 11 games he played.
“I got invited to the Olympic trials and all that stuff,” Listenbee told the Journal Sentinel on Saturday. “I know I can go pro in track. But I think football, for sure, is my first love. I’ll definitely stay with football. But if things happened where I couldn’t stay on the team, where I got cut and couldn’t get back on the field, I would definitely pursue it and keep my opportunities open.”
A principal challenge for Listenbee is shedding the stigma of being a one-trick pony: a speedster who can run straight lines but is not a well-rounded receiver. The underwhelming careers of Darrius Heyward-Bey (4.30 seconds), Jacoby Ford (4.28 seconds) and, until recently, Ted Ginn (hand-timed in the 4.3 range after an injury prevented him from running at the combine) have given credence to McCarthy’s statement that sprint speed does not always equate to game speed. …
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