INDIANAPOLIS — With the broadest of smiles and friendliest of handshakes, Laiatu Latu remains committedly oblivious to why he’s one of the best stories at this combine — and maybe the most confounding.
Latu is not supposed to be playing football. After hurting his neck in a preseason workout three-and-a-half years ago, he had neck fusion surgery. The University of Washington medical staff refused to medically clear him and advised him, he said, to consider himself
2024 NFL Combine: UCLA’s Laiatu Latu showing he’s worth the risk after overcoming career-threatening injury
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