Darrius Heyward-Bey Injures His Hamstring by 'Running Too Fast'

Darrius Heyward-Bey was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the NFL draft for one reason: speed. The former Maryland wideout has tons of it, and while that may not be enough to justify his selection to anyone with a brain most people, it was enough for Al Davis.

Unfortunately, it appears Mr. Heyward-Bey's speed comes with a troublesome side effect: injury. That's right, DHB messed up his hamstring and sat out the final day of minicamp because he was "running too fast."

"Just tightened up," Heyward-Bey said. "My legs are a little too tight. Running too fast."

[...]"It's the toughest transition for the rookies with all the running we do," head coach Tom Cable said. "You just want to be smart with them. It's precautionary."

Now, it's probably not that big a deal that Heyward-Bey is taking some time off. After all, the Raiders would prefer that he be healthy above all else, certainly when we're talking about minicamp. But if there's one thing that the rookie wide receiver does really, really well, it's running really, really fast.

So when his hamstring is suddenly bothered by that particular exercise, it should probably be a touch disconcerting for Davis and anyone who has attempted to illogically justify DHB's selection above Michael Crabtree or Jeremy Maclin. It could also, I suppose, simply be referred to as par for the course.