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Bryan Fischer

How the NCAA Is Prepping College Football Players Years Before the NFL Draft

The NCAA hosted college football players who did not attend the NFL combine this year to help them navigate the process in future years. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

As lunchtime gave way to early evening Saturday in Indianapolis, one of the sports world’s most daunting job interviews was unfolding for a third straight day at Lucas Oil Stadium. 

The first group of wide receivers was preparing to run the 40-yard dash in what might have been the most nerve-wracking—and for some, important—part of their stint at the annual NFL scouting combine that also included a handful of media sessions, extensive medical testing and dozens of interviews with many of the league’s franchises. 

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