When you consider the path for any player who declared for the NFL Draft up until their rookie season, it’s a whirlwind. Here is just a basic rundown of what these young players go through as they prepare for their first season as a professional.
- Finish the college season
- Possibly play in a bowl game
- Start preparing for the NFL Scouting Combine
- After the combine meet with individual teams and continue working out
- Have your Pro Day
- Hopefully get drafted
- Rookie Minicamp
- Organized Team Activities (OTAs)
- Training Camp and Preseason
- Regular season play
When you think about how hectic and tiring that schedule is for rookies, you can understand the proverbial “rookie wall” many talk about.