The NFL’s annual Scouting Combine won’t make or break a player’s pro career. It can, conversely, drastically affect his draft stock.
The week-long string of interviews, measurements and workouts is an opportunity for players to answer questions about their talent and character. But mostly it’s a chance for scouts and NFL decision makers to salivate over 40-yard dash times and analyze drills with an overzealous capacity once reserved for TiVo’ed episodes of Lost in its heyday.
