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QB Marcus Mariota deems shoulder ready, will throw at NFL Combine

Published Feb. 17, 2015 6:26 a.m. ET

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Former Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, who could be be the top overall pick in the NFL Draft, has informed teams he will throw at the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week, FOX Sports NFL Insider Mike Garafolo and other media reported Tuesday.

Mariota suffered a sprained right (throwing) shoulder during Oregon's loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff championship game.

Mariota accounted for 5,224 total yards and 58 touchdowns in his junior season for the Ducks. That included 42 touchdowns passing (against only four interceptions), while rushing for 15 other scores and catching another one.

Florida State's Jameis Winston, the Heisman and O'Brien winners as a freshman during the 2013 season, and Mariota are considered the top two quarterbacks available in the upcoming draft. Winston ran a pro-style system with the Seminoles.

"I'm going to continue to be who I am and find ways to lead and develop relationships around me and be the best player I can be," Mariota said Monday in Fort Worth, Texas, where he accepted the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's top QB.

"I'm going to work hard at it and do whatever it takes to win a game."

Mariota, who graduated from Oregon in December, has been working out in the San Diego area since the end of the season. That helped him get over the loss to the Buckeyes.

"I was able to flush it out kind of quickly," he said. "That kind of helped the process for me a little bit to kind of start moving in a different direction so to say. When you look back at it, it's kind of tough. For the most part, I'm excited for the next step in my life.

"Reflecting on it, we had a great season and sometimes you don't win them all," he said. "But it's a lot of fun."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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