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NFL Draft pick was told answers were "boring" in interview with head coach

Seemingly every year around NFL Draft time, strange stories come out about what teams have asked players in the pre-draft process.

At times, teams have been accused of going too far - with reports have some teams asking about players sexuality, their parents or just asking to give them seemingly irrelevant personal information.

While no such reports of eyebrow-raising questions have emerged this year, one recent story has come out about offensive lineman Peter Skoronski being told by a team that he is 'boring'.

The former Northwestern offensive tackle held a number of interviews with teams, with him being one of the more highly-touted prospects in the class.

One of those teams who spoke to Skoronski were the Atlanta Falcons, with head coach Arhtur Smith being openly unimpressed with him in somewhat harsh words.

Speaking to The Athletic, Skoronski said: "The head coach was on me the second I got in there.

"I was giving them generic answers to their questions, and he said, ‘You're really boring me right now. Your answers are so boring.’

"The whole meeting, he kept looking at his computer. I was kind of laughing to myself and said, ‘Sorry, I don’t know what you want me to do. I’m answering you honestly.’"

Falcons head coach Arthur Smith (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Smith had been with the Tennessee Titans for nine years under Mike Vrabel - who Skoronski said he enjoyed speaking to.

With the eighth pick in the draft, the Falcons had the chance to select Skoronski, but passed instead taking Bijan Robinson. Three picks later, Skoronski was drafted by the Titans.

It was a draft pick that many expected the Titans to use on quarterback Will Levis, who they had been rumoured to be interested in trading up for to select him in the top five.

And although he fell to them at 11, the Titans passed, with the quarterback shockingly fell to the second round, where the team traded up to finally get their quarterback.

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