After a one-year hiatus due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the NFL Scouting Combine is set to return to Indianapolis in early March. However, there is some trouble brewing in the midwest: dozens of players are planning to boycott parts of the event to protest league-driven plans to create a bubble environment for those participating.
Agents from 13 separate agencies are expected to recommend on Monday their clients sit out the testing portion of the Scouting Combine set to begin March 1. A minimum of 155 previously invited draft prospects would therefore not participate in on-field workouts.
Considering that 324 prospects have been invited to attend the Combine, nearly half of them sitting out the most prominent part of the one-week event would be a bad look for and challenging situation for the NFL.