Bears, Vikings scouts impressed by Wallace
March 26, 2003
Former ISU quarterback Seneca Wallace showcased his talents for NFL scouts Tuesday at Iowa State’s annual Pro Timing Day workouts.
Wallace has garnered the attention of many NFL scouts since becoming Iowa State’s all-time leader in such categories as total offense and passing in a season.
The workouts, held at Lied Recreation Center, bring together scouts from around the country to observe outgoing and incoming ISU football seniors. Other participants included linebacker Matt Word and lineman Zach Butler, along with incoming senior wideout Lane Danielsen.
Wallace, although confident, is still unsure of his draft status and where he’ll end up.
“My workouts went really good,” Wallace said. “But you really don’t know what [the scouts] think, you just hope good things come out of it.”
Wallace’s workouts consisted of various passing drills, including pocket passing and throwing on the run.
“I’ve just got to hope that I did well and they were impressed by the things that I did,” Wallace said.
Scouts Scott Linehan of the Minnesota Vikings and Greg Olson of the Chicago Bears were in attendance and watched to see what Wallace has to offer.
“Seneca is no surprise, we all know about him,” Linehan said.
Both Linehan and Olson agreed that Wallace is more than just a quarterback with a strong arm.
“He showed great accuracy, arm strength and athleticism and proved that he can throw well on the move,” Olson said.
Linehan agreed.
“He has a lot of creativity to his game and that gives him another dimension” Linehan said. “We were really impressed with his ability to make all kinds of throws.”
“He’s a solid quarterback,” Olson said. “No question about it.”
This was not the first time that Olson and Linehan had seen Wallace work out. They also observed him at the Senior Bowl and last month’s combine, but still wanted another look.
“We get to see a lot more things when we get to work him out individually,” Linehan said.
“We’re here more or less to confirm that what we see on film is the same person that we see live,” Olson said.
Earlier this month, Wallace met with the Washington Redskins.
“It went really well.” Wallace said. “We didn’t do too much stuff on the field. We just mainly watched film and talked about how their offense works.”
Wallace is also slated to meet with the Kansas City Chiefs this Saturday. He plans to watch the draft, which takes place April 26-27, back home in Sacramento, Calif. Until then, he is uncertain of what teams may be knocking on his door.
“You just never know, some team may just call up and want you to work out at any time,” Wallace said. “Right know all I can do is wait.”