The on-field part of the NFL Scouting Combine begins on Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, which is when running backs, offensive linemen and special teams players take the field to begin their trials.
But NFL coaches and executives — and player agents — use Combine Week as a kind of mini-convention. Teams pitch trades. Agents and general managers discuss contract terms.
And since everybody is in the same place at the same time, the media is on hand, too. Head coaches and executives take their turns at the podium.
After telling the press that quarterback Eli Manning would be back with the New York Giants in 2019, general manager Dave Gettleman was asked to amplify his decision.