{"id":4103,"date":"2026-03-24T13:11:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/unc-bears-football-program-hosting-players-nfl-pro-day-in-greeley-the-fort-morgan-times\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:11:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:11:34","slug":"unc-bears-football-program-hosting-players-nfl-pro-day-in-greeley-the-fort-morgan-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/unc-bears-football-program-hosting-players-nfl-pro-day-in-greeley-the-fort-morgan-times\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Bears football program hosting players\u2019 NFL pro day in Greeley &#8211; The Fort Morgan Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>E-Edition<br \/>Sign up for email newsletters<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for email newsletters<br \/>E-Edition<br \/> \t\t\tTrending:\t\t<br \/>The University of Northern Colorado football program will host its annual NFL pro day Tuesday, March 31 at UNC&#8217;s Empower Center and practice fields on campus in Greeley.<br \/>Check-in begins at 1 p.m. followed by testing at 2 p.m. inside the Empower Center weight room and on-field drills at the Butler-Hancock practice fields.<br \/>The testing part day is expected to include a 225-pound bench press, a vertical jump, a 40-yard dash, broad jump, 3-cone drills, a 20-yard shuttle, 60-yard shuttle and position specific drills.<br \/>Players scheduled to participate are: punter-kicker <a href=\"https:\/\/uncbears.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/leo-blumentritt\/11812\">Leo Blumentritt<\/a>, kicker <a href=\"https:\/\/uncbears.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/jacob-willig\/11836\">Jacob Willig<\/a>, tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/uncbears.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/charles-garrison\/11675\">Charlie Garrison<\/a> and wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/uncbears.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/luke-wooten\/12087\">Luke Wooten<\/a>.<br \/>After the physical tests, the players may meet individually with NFL team representatives in attendance.<br \/>Three former UNC players worked out for professional scouts last year.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greeleytribune.com\/2025\/03\/14\/the-nfl-will-find-you-3-former-northern-colorado-football-players-work-out-for-professional-football-scouts-at-pro-day\/\">\u2018The NFL will find you&#8217;: 3 former Northern Colorado football players work out for professional football scouts at pro day<\/a><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#8220;\u2018The NFL will find you&#8217;: 3 former Northern Colorado football players work out for professional football scouts at pro day&#8221; &#8212; Greeley Tribune\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greeleytribune.com\/2025\/03\/14\/the-nfl-will-find-you-3-former-northern-colorado-football-players-work-out-for-professional-football-scouts-at-pro-day\/embed\/#?secret=aMbDKzgQ6w\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" data-secret=\"aMbDKzgQ6w\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\/*! 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