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NFL teams will have to prepare a little bit differently when it comes evaluating talent for the 2021 draft. Or if you ask NFL teams, a lot differently.
That’s because the league sent a memo to teams Friday night informing them that private workouts with draft prospects have been banned, as relayed by Pro Football Talk. And that’s not all. Visits to team facilities, dinners and film sessions with draft prospects are also considered a big no-no.
Granted, some schools will be hosting their normal pro days — but those events can only have a maximum of five players who fit the description of “Designated Underclassmen” to participate.
The latest memo follows an announcement that the league changed toe format to the annual scouting combine.
Teams selecting at the top of the draft — Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets, etc. — have a pretty good idea who they are selecting. Most teams know who they’ll be selecting, or at least have it narrowed down to two or three prospects, by the time their pick arrives.
But limiting the pre-draft process keeps some of the draftees from getting an opportunity to improve their stock. And if you ask most scouts, keeps them from earning their big bucks.
I’m sure they will have no trouble drafting Sara Fuller.
HITLER REGIME has arrived
Outside of the media…I’ve never seen a business kill itself quicker than pro sports.
Most of pro sports is a race to see who can the wokest. You have a bunch of morons running things. Why the NFL puts up with Goodell is a mystery.
I just don’t understand why the league puts up with this crap. All 32 teams should just say, screw you. If you fine us all, we just won’t pay.
Stoopid
That was the hardest memo to follow I’ve ever read. You can tell they weren’t thinking with normal human reasoning because of how it jumps all over the place with no clear explanations. I have MORE questions after reading it. For example, I don’t see how it’s any safer to send team reps all over to 100 campus locations to watch workouts than have players get tested and come to one place? Just have everyone pass a covid test 24 hours before they come and check for symptoms when everyone arrives? Good grief this isn’t that difficult. Seems like on big virtue signal by the nfl as usual.
“We will work with schools to encourage consistency”
Encourage? So basically we’re going to have a bunch of guys running 4.3 40s this year because their coach is hand-timing them. If the NFL cares so little about giving these guys a fair and objective evaluation, why make them spend three years in college? Let them go pro whenever they want.
Rubbing stupidity in our faces every chance they get… I’m forced to wonder if there are behind the scenes financial incentives for performing such.
Guess they want all plantation owners to see the slaves up on the auction block at the same time…
I also guess the NFL didn’t get the memo that covid has amazingly peaked after Wednesday….