{"id":24131,"date":"2025-02-28T08:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=24131"},"modified":"2025-02-28T08:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:06:56","slug":"demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/","title":{"rendered":"Demetrius Knight Jr&#8217;s Scrooge McDuck Cleats And Silencing The Doubters At The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NFL Scouting Combine is built for numbers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/2025\/02\/27\/nfl-combine-live-updates-highlights\/80485666007\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>40-yard dash times<\/a>, vertical jumps, bench press reps. But South Carolina linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. walked in with something more. A statement. A marketing move. A moment.<\/p><p>He ran a 4.58-second 40-yard dash, landing in the top third of his position group. Solid. But no one is replaying that clip because of his time. They&rsquo;re replaying it because of what was on his feet&mdash;Adidas cleats featuring Scrooge McDuck.<\/p><p>A fictional billionaire duck on the cleats of a linebacker trying to secure an NFL contract? That&rsquo;s not subtle. That&rsquo;s branding. That&rsquo;s knowing how to grab attention in a sea of prospects all trying to do the same thing.<\/p><p>And in case you thought it was all part of some carefully calculated personal brand strategy, it wasn&rsquo;t even his idea. <em>&ldquo;My wife found them,&rdquo;<\/em> Knight Jr. admitted.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">South Carolina linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. faced questions about his athleticism&mdash;his 2025 NFL Scouting Combine performance answered them<\/h2><p>Every linebacker walking into the NFL Scouting Combine is trying to prove something. For Demetrius Knight Jr., it was all about speed and coverage ability. Scouts knew he had the instincts. They knew he was smart. But could he move? Could he be a sideline-to-sideline guy?<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The story behind <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iam_the1knight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@iam_the1knight<\/a>'s Scrooge McDuck cleats &#128095;<br><br>&#128250;: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLCombine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#NFLCombine<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@NFLNetwork<\/a><br>&#128241;: Stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLPlus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@NFLPlus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NgG2Y8Jdot\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/NgG2Y8Jdot<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1895280710300373291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>A 4.58-second 40-yard dash doesn&rsquo;t scream elite speed, but it&rsquo;s respectable. What mattered more was how he handled the drills. He looked smooth, covered ground well, and showed he can move in space. That&rsquo;s what teams needed to see.<\/p><p>No one is drafting a linebacker off a 40-yard dash alone. But Knight Jr. showed enough to make teams take a closer look.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Scrooge McDuck cleats at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine were a masterclass in standing out when every prospect looks the same<\/h2><p>Every year, the NFL Scouting Combine is filled with fast, strong, well-coached athletes trying to move up draft boards. It&rsquo;s a blur of drills, interviews, and measurements. Most players blend in. Demetrius Knight Jr. didn&rsquo;t.<\/p><p>The Scrooge McDuck cleats weren&rsquo;t just a gimmick. They were a flex. A moment of personality in an environment where players are usually stripped down to pure athletic ability. He turned a routine 40-yard dash into something people actually talked about.<\/p><p>Big-name prospects like Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Colorado cornerback Travis Hunter skipped workouts. The biggest storylines were mostly about who <em>wasn&rsquo;t<\/em> participating. But Knight Jr. found a way to make people remember him.<\/p><p>Every prospect wants to prove they belong in the league. But in a process designed to measure who&rsquo;s the best athlete, sometimes the smartest move is making sure you&rsquo;re the most memorable one.<\/p><p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tom-brady-and-matthew-stafford-a-meeting-that-has-the-nfl-talking\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Tom Brady and Matthew Stafford: A Meeting That Has the NFL Talking<\/a><\/p><p>Image: Imagn Images<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demetrius Knight Jr.\u2019s Scrooge McDuck cleats stole the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3986,82,3966],"class_list":["post-24131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-demetrius-knight-jr","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-scouting-combine-2025"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Demetrius Knight Jr&#039;s Scrooge McDuck Cleats And Silencing The Doubters At The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South Carolina linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. stole the show at the 2025 NFL Combine with Scrooge McDuck cleats and a solid 4.58-second 40-yard dash.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Demetrius Knight Jr&#039;s Scrooge McDuck Cleats And Silencing The Doubters At The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine - The Playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"South Carolina linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. stole the show at the 2025 NFL Combine with Scrooge McDuck cleats and a solid 4.58-second 40-yard dash.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-28T08:06:56+01:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Demetrius-Knight-Jr.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1673\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1115\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Natasha Bose\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePlayoffsEN\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ThePlayoffsEN\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Natasha Bose\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Natasha Bose\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/b4e3135cc30061efc5d03fc027c853ca\"},\"headline\":\"Demetrius Knight Jr&#8217;s Scrooge McDuck Cleats And Silencing The Doubters At The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-28T07:05:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-28T07:06:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/\"},\"wordCount\":486,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Demetrius-Knight-Jr.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Demetrius Knight Jr.\",\"NFL\",\"nfl scouting combine 2025\"],\"articleSection\":[\"NFL\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/\",\"name\":\"Demetrius Knight Jr\\\\'s Scrooge McDuck Cleats And Silencing The Doubters At The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine - The Playoffs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Demetrius-Knight-Jr.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-28T07:05:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-28T07:06:56+00:00\",\"description\":\"South Carolina linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. stole the show at the 2025 NFL Combine with Scrooge McDuck cleats and a solid 4.58-second 40-yard dash.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Demetrius-Knight-Jr.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Demetrius-Knight-Jr.jpg\",\"width\":1673,\"height\":1115,\"caption\":\"Image Credits: Imagn Images\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Demetrius Knight Jr&#8217;s Scrooge McDuck Cleats And Silencing The Doubters At The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/\",\"name\":\"The Playoffs\",\"description\":\"Share passion for sports &amp; betting\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Playoffs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp\",\"width\":415,\"height\":280,\"caption\":\"The Playoffs\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePlayoffsEN\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theplayoffs_en\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/b4e3135cc30061efc5d03fc027c853ca\",\"name\":\"Natasha Bose\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83308f2b7276c52ea31f9010958810d9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83308f2b7276c52ea31f9010958810d9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Natasha Bose\"},\"description\":\"I write about sports because, well, it brings in the big bucks! I\u2019m not some lifelong analyst or stats guru, truth being told, you\\\\'ve probably never heard of me!\u2014I just know how to research, write, and make things sound good. That\u2019s the job! Got into sports media the same way most people do: by (fortunate) accident. Started with SEO writing, took on a few sports gigs, and now here we are! I cover games, trades, player drama\u2014whatever needs words. Favorite part? The chaos. One day it\\\\'s a blockbuster trade, the next it\\\\'s a goat running onto the field. Never boring. Message to readers: If you want deep analysis, there are people for that. If you want sharp, no-BS writing that actually makes sense, stick around.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/n.a.t.a.s.h.a.2\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/author\/natasha-bosetheplayoffs-news\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Demetrius Knight Jr&#039;s Scrooge McDuck Cleats And Silencing The Doubters At The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine - The Playoffs","description":"South Carolina linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. stole the show at the 2025 NFL Combine with Scrooge McDuck cleats and a solid 4.58-second 40-yard dash.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Demetrius Knight Jr&#039;s Scrooge McDuck Cleats And Silencing The Doubters At The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine - The Playoffs","og_description":"South Carolina linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. stole the show at the 2025 NFL Combine with Scrooge McDuck cleats and a solid 4.58-second 40-yard dash.","og_url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/","og_site_name":"The Playoffs","article_modified_time":"2025-02-28T07:06:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1673,"height":1115,"url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Demetrius-Knight-Jr.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Natasha Bose","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ThePlayoffsEN","twitter_site":"@ThePlayoffsEN","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Natasha Bose","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/"},"author":{"name":"Natasha Bose","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/b4e3135cc30061efc5d03fc027c853ca"},"headline":"Demetrius Knight Jr&#8217;s Scrooge McDuck Cleats And Silencing The Doubters At The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine","datePublished":"2025-02-28T07:05:23+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-28T07:06:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/"},"wordCount":486,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Demetrius-Knight-Jr.jpg","keywords":["Demetrius Knight Jr.","NFL","nfl scouting combine 2025"],"articleSection":["NFL"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/","name":"Demetrius Knight Jr\\'s Scrooge McDuck Cleats And Silencing The Doubters At The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine - The Playoffs","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Demetrius-Knight-Jr.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-28T07:05:23+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-28T07:06:56+00:00","description":"South Carolina linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. stole the show at the 2025 NFL Combine with Scrooge McDuck cleats and a solid 4.58-second 40-yard dash.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Demetrius-Knight-Jr.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Demetrius-Knight-Jr.jpg","width":1673,"height":1115,"caption":"Image Credits: Imagn Images"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/demetrius-knight-jrs-scrooge-mcduck-cleats-and-silencing-the-doubters-at-the-2025-nfl-scouting-combine\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Demetrius Knight Jr&#8217;s Scrooge McDuck Cleats And Silencing The Doubters At The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/","name":"The Playoffs","description":"Share passion for sports &amp; betting","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization","name":"The Playoffs","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp","width":415,"height":280,"caption":"The Playoffs"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/ThePlayoffsEN","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theplayoffs_en\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/b4e3135cc30061efc5d03fc027c853ca","name":"Natasha Bose","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83308f2b7276c52ea31f9010958810d9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83308f2b7276c52ea31f9010958810d9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Natasha Bose"},"description":"I write about sports because, well, it brings in the big bucks! I\u2019m not some lifelong analyst or stats guru, truth being told, you\\'ve probably never heard of me!\u2014I just know how to research, write, and make things sound good. That\u2019s the job! Got into sports media the same way most people do: by (fortunate) accident. Started with SEO writing, took on a few sports gigs, and now here we are! I cover games, trades, player drama\u2014whatever needs words. Favorite part? The chaos. One day it\\'s a blockbuster trade, the next it\\'s a goat running onto the field. Never boring. Message to readers: If you want deep analysis, there are people for that. If you want sharp, no-BS writing that actually makes sense, stick around.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/n.a.t.a.s.h.a.2\/"],"url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/author\/natasha-bosetheplayoffs-news\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24131"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24131"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24165,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24131\/revisions\/24165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}