BC-FBN-PHILLIPS-COLUMN:NY — sports (850 words)
You can set your watch by it.
Year after year, soon after the NFL combine finishes, stories come out about the ridiculous question certain NFL teams have asked draft prospects during the interview process in Indianapolis.
And year after year, proponents of the practice try to spin the narrative as a necessary absurdity in order for franchises to understand the psyche of players before they commit millions of dollars to them.
It’s BS.
The interview process is important, sure, but the NFL’s style of “outside the box” questioning would questionable even if it were administered by trained professionals — and it’s useless.