The NFL offseason is only a little more than three weeks old an the first highlight of the post-Super Bowl league calendar is already on its way: the 2018 scouting combine. As has been the case for more than 30 years, the NFL’s underwear olympics will take place in Indianapolis; the Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium will once again host the event which begins today and will end next Monday, March 5.
Let’s take a look at what awaits us the next days (via nflcombine.net):
Day 1: Tuesday, February 27
Group 1 (PK, ST, OL), Group 2 (OL), Group 3 (RB): Arrival, Registration, Hospital Pre-Exams & X-Rays, Overflow Testing, Orientation, Interviews
Day 2: Wednesday, February 28
Group 1 (PK, ST, OL), Group 2 (OL), Group 3 (RB): Measurements, Medical Examination, Overflow Testing, Interviews
Group 4 (QB, WR), Group 5 (QB, WR), Group 6 (TE): Arrival, Registration, Hospital Pre-Exams & X-Rays, Overflow Testing, Orientation, Interviews
Day 3: Thursday, March 1
Group 1 (PK, ST, OL), Group 2 (OL), Group 3 (RB): NFLPA Meeting, Psychological Testing, PK/ST Workout, Media, Bench-Press, Interviews
Group 4 (QB, WR), Group 5 (QB, WR), Group 6 (TE): Measurements, Medical Examination, Overflow Testing, Interviews
Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB): Arrival, Registration, Hospital Pre-Exams & X-Rays, Overflow Testing, Orientation, Interviews
Day 4: Friday, March 2
Group 1 (PK, ST, OL), Group 2 (OL), Group 3 (RB): On-Field Workout (timing, station, skill drills), Departure
Group 4 (QB, WR), Group 5 (QB, WR), Group 6 (TE): NFLPA Meeting, Psychological Testing, Media, Bench-Press, Interviews
Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB): Measurements, Medical Examination, Overflow Testing, Interviews
Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB): Arrival, Registration, Hospital Pre-Exams & X-Rays, Orientation, Interviews
Day 5: Saturday, March 3
Group 4 (QB, WR), Group 5 (QB, WR), Group 6 (TE): On-Field Workout (timing, station, skill drills), Departure
Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB): NFLPA Meeting, Psychological Testing, Media, Bench-Press, Interviews
Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB): Measurements, Medical Examination, Media, Interviews
Day 6: Sunday, March 4
Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB): On-Field Workout (timing, station, skill drills), Departure
Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB): NFLPA Meeting, Psychological Testing, Media, Bench-Press, Interviews
Day 7: Monday, March 5
Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB): On-Field Workout (timing, station, skill drills), Departure
Overall, 336 players have been invited to participate in this year’s scouting combine, five of whom come from New England schools:
OG Jalil Demby (Maine)
Furthermore, head coaches and executives will hold press conferences during the combine.