The 40-yard dash gets the TV time, but what happens behind the curtain is what makes up the bulk of the NFL scouting combine’s value to the 32 teams.
Three hundred twenty-seven of the 2018 NFL draft’s top players — although some prospects would dispute that — will descend on Indianapolis. And surely, the workout portion is a part of the evaluation that teams must take into consideration.
But the biggest pieces of the puzzle that will be filled in this week and next in Indy will be twofold — players’ medical evaluations and their team interviews.