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Two sports, no problem
Akron WR Kevin Gladney is integrating his football skills on to the basketball court
Updated: January 11, 2012, 11:25 AM ET
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Chantel Jennings | WolverineNation
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Class of 2013 wide receiver recruit Kevin Gladney (Akron, Ohio/Firestone) just returned from the 2012 Under Armour All-America Combine in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., an event that tests the best underclassman prospects in the nation.
He enjoyed the week and the skills testing, finishing with a 9-foot-6 broad jump and a 40-yard dash time of 4.59 seconds. And even though he had a chance to compete with some of the best football players in the country he had one regret -- missing high school basketball practice.
"Yeah, that was probably the only bad part," he said. "But I learned so much at the combine so I know what to work on for football in the offseason."
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