NFL Scouting Combine: 2017 Primer with Dates, Players & Information
By Peter Panacy
The 2017 NFL Scouting Combine kicks off on Tuesday, February 28 from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Niner Noise gives you all the primer information you’ll need for this crucial event leading up to the NFL Draft in April.
The NFL Scouting Combine is more than just watching young prospects run various drills in spandex for the period of a week or so.
It’s a valuable piece of evaluation for scouts, general managers and even agents leading up to the NFL Draft.
The combine provides yet one more element of draft analysis in determining which players will wind up being the right fit for teams when draft day comes.
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The 2017 NFL Scouting Combine starts on Tuesday, February 28 and will run until March 6. Collegiate players from across the country are invited to partake in a series of drills and media interviews — all of which play into when, and by whom, they are drafted.
The combine isn’t necessarily an “end-all, be-all” for prospects. But it surely goes a long way in determining how each prospect will withstand the rigors of life at the NFL level.
With all this in mind, let’s preview the combine itself and lay the foundation for what fans might be looking for as the league gears up for the NFL Draft in April.