The NFL scouting combine is fast approaching. The biggest event on the calendar between now and free agency, the combine brings together prospects who will be poked, prodded, and made to do drills and interviews to help teams determine whether they’re going to draft them. It’s sort of a ridiculous event, but teams put quite a bit of a stock in it and players put a lot more, given the potential for them to improve or dent their draft stock.
Ahead of the event itself, I thought a quick primer might be in order. Here’s a little more detail about the combine, plus the schedule for this year.