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3/07/2007

Oh, Canada

The most productive college receiver in the state of Michigan last year was good enough at his pro day Monday to warrant some late-round consideration in April's NFL draft.

Eric Deslauriers - what, you thought I was talking about Mario Manningham? - ran a low 4.5-second 40-yard dash and turned in a 6.6-second three-cone drill that would have ranked among the best performances by a receiver at last month's combine, according to agent Glen Lansky.

Deslauriers, in case you don't know, is Eastern Michigan's all-time leading receiver. He caught 74 passes for 898 yards and five touchdowns last year, and at 6-foot-4 and 208 pounds could make somebody a good red-zone threat one day.

Only three NFL teams - Tampa Bay, Green Bay and Miami - stayed for the entire work out, which did not include passing drills because of the weather. Still, Deslauriers, an Ottawa native who's already been drafted by Montreal of the CFL, tested better than expected and was impressive enough in college that he should get a shot come draft day.

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