Seantrel Henderson knows there are skeptics

MOBILE, Ala. – Seantrel Henderson went to the University of Miami has a much-heralded recruit – the first offensive lineman to win USA Today’s High School Offensive Player of the Year honors.

Henderson, from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, chose the Hurricanes but he came to the Senior Bowl this week ready to answer just as many questions about his off-field activities as his on-field play.

Henderson was suspended three times for violation of “team rules” by the Hurricanes and never started more than nine games in a season.

“I felt like I had a lot of maturing to do and I feel like I have,” he said. “Now I’m ready to move onto the next level.”

Henderson said honesty is the best policy when talking to teams.

“I’ve been taking interviews since I’ve been here and I’ve let them know exactly what happened and that the past is the past,” he said. “Eighteen years old, ranked super high, expectations from everybody to play the best you can. Some people think you’re supposed to be mistake-free, but you’re still a kid.”

Per the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Henderson has told teams his suspensions were the result of marijuana use.

Henderson certainly looks the part – he checked in at 6 feet, 6 7/8 inches and 331 pounds on Monday.

But one knock should be that he played only right tackle at the U. Henderson started 26 games in four years.

Hurricanes teammate Stephen Morris thinks Henderson has turned the corner.

“Definitely,” Morris said. “Where he was maturity wise his sophomore and junior years to what he showed his senior year, it was a 180-degree turn. That will only keep going.”


(jacksonville.com)