At a player’s Pro Day, there’s the couple of hours or so when the player works out in front of hundreds of scouts. And then there’s the valuable time behind the scenes when the scouts try to figure out what makes that player tick.
It’s the invaluable but often underlooked part of a scout’s job in the yearlong (and more) evaluation of a prospect. You can learn a lot about a prospect by talking to him, but you can learn even more by talking to the people who know him best.
“I'm an investigator,” said Browns scout Lake Dawson, a former NFL wide receiver.