From WTKA (via mlive.com)

Mike Hart talks to The Michigan Insider with Sam Webb and Andy Evans about his workout at the NFL Combine, which many experts deemed to be less than stellar. Hart doesn’t feel his slow running time in the 40 hurt him.

Click the link above to listen to Mike’s comments on the combine and click here for another combine interview.

Here are some of Mike’s results, plus a video of his presser with the media.

Height: 5′8 7/8″
Weight: 206
Bench Press: 23 reps of 225 lbs.
40 Dash: 4.67 & 4.69
Vertical Jump: 28 inches

Get the latest NFL Combine updates, as they happen, right here. This is helpful if you can’t tune in to the NFL Network’s programming, which is detailed belowed:

Live Workouts: Hosted by Rich Eisen with NFL Network analysts Charles Davis, Mike Mayock and Rod Woodson providing daily reports on the prospects participating in the workouts. Airs live Saturday, Feb. 23 through Tuesday, Feb. 26 beginning at 11 a.m. ET each day.

NFL Total Access: NFL Total Access is on location from the Scouting Combine with news, analysis and interviews featuring host Fran Charles alongside analysts Steve Mariucci, Jamie Dukes, and reporter Adam Schefter. Airs live Thursday, Feb. 21 through Monday, Feb. 25 at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Press Conferences: Player, coach and general manager press conferences anchored by Paul Burmeister and Adam Schefter. Airs live Thursday, Feb. 21, and Friday, Feb. 22, at 2:30 p.m. ET as well as Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ET.

If I can get a hand on some of the NFL Network shows, I will share what I can, as well as any Mike Hart news I come across. So be sure to check back all this week!

With the NFL Combine set to kick off in less than a week, more news is being released.

First, the player schedule has been released.

Also, media coverage will be available daily on the NFL’s premium TV channel, NFL Network. This includes on-demand video, workout recaps, interviews and more. [Press Release]

Click here to visit the combine’s webpage on NFL.com. There are overviews of the prospects invited, organized by position. The breakdown and grouping of the running back position can be found here. Mike Hart is part of Group 3 with East Carolina’s Chris Johnson and Central Florida’s Kevin Smith.

And the press coverage continues! This time from the

If you are in the vicinity of Naples, FL, I highly recommend headingon over to Velocity Sport tomorrow to watch Mike participate in a mock NFL combine. He has been working hard down there and would probably love the support. Here’s what you need to know about tomorrow’s events:

WHAT: Mock NFL Combine
WHERE: Velocity Sports; 11965 Collier Blvd., Suite 12
WHEN: 10:00 AM (should last 2 hours)
WHO: Mike Hart, Jamar Adams, Ryan Mundy, Trey Brown, Jacky Claude,Letroy Guion, Williams Hayes

Bonus pictures, from News-Press.com, here

It’s nice to see the media down in Florida taking such an interest in Mike as he continues to work towards his goal of playing at the next level.

In the face of all the “experts” doubting him and recycling the same criticisms he’s heard his entire career, Mike is still working hard to prove them all wrong. As I pointed out right after the Capital One Bowl, Mike has been in Naples, FL training at Velocity Sports Performance.

The latest in Mike’s press coverage comes from the Naples Daily News. Be sure to check it out!

Here is the final video from the All-Star Challenge. The folks at ESPN gave Mike a mic and let him do his thing with the other participants. Very funny piece, so check it out!

When it rains Mike Hart video, it pours! There is a new video out of Mike in Florida training for the combine, courtesy of ABC-7.

With the NFL season finally in the books, it’s time to look ahead to 2008. However, a group of former college stars have been focused on it for several weeks now. We catch up with one - Michigan’s Mike Hart - who is training for it in Naples.

Click here to see the piece in full.

Here’s the last of the actual skills event video from the All-Star Challenge. Mike wins the Hands Competition final over Illinois’ Rashard Mendenhall.

There is one more video on the way, and that’s when ESPN gave Mike a microphone and a camera and he interviewed some of the participants. Funny stuff!

Here is the second video from the All-Star Challenge, the Routes event. Chad Henne is throwing to Mike for this challenge