NFL Scouting Combine
Carolina Panthers' Kalon Barnes arrives at the NFL football team's rookie minicamp Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Panthers hope Barnes' speed translates to football field

By Steve Reed May. 14, 2022 04:21 PM EDT

Television journalist Rich Eisen runs the 40-yard dash during the "Run Rich Run" charity event benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, April 23, 2022. What started as a challenge from Terrell Davis during the NFL Scouting Combine has grown into much more for Rich Eisen. This year's "Run Rich Run" segment will air during Saturday's coverage of the NFL draft. (Brandon Sloter/NFL via AP)
Run Rich Run takes spotlight on final day of NFL draft

By Joe Reedy Apr. 30, 2022 03:18 AM EDT

Chargers select Baylor safety JT Woods in third round

By Joe Reedy Apr. 29, 2022 10:48 PM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — JT Woods earned the nickname “The Heartbreak Kid” at Baylor because of his penchant for creating turnovers. The Los Angeles...

FILE - Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay reacts during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Baltimore. This year's draft season featured the return of comparison shopping and face-to-face contact with college prospects a year after the NFL scouting combine was scuttled by the pandemic. Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan and Robert Saleh all skipped this year's return engagement in which 324 players showed off some combination of their their athleticism, fitness, skill, speed, quickness, strength and savvy for scouts, coaches and general managers who were in attendance. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)
Most teams welcomed combine's comeback but some snubbed it

By Arnie Stapleton Apr. 20, 2022 12:35 PM EDT

Devonte Wyatt runs football drills during Georgia's Pro Day on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Georgia enjoys school-record turnout from NFL for Pro Day

By Charles Odum Mar. 16, 2022 05:05 PM EDT

Baylor defensive back Kalon Barnes runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Plenty of studs, paucity of duds at NFL scouting combine

By Arnie Stapleton Mar. 08, 2022 06:17 PM EST

Alabama wide receiver John Metchie speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Karlaftis, Ebiketie add international flavor to NFL combine

By Michael Marot Mar. 05, 2022 02:39 PM EST

LSU defensive back Derek Stingley Jr speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
LSU star Stingley says Lisfranc injury sidelined him in 2021

By Arnie Stapleton Mar. 05, 2022 01:17 PM EST

Wisconsin linebacker Leo Chenal speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
NFL combine change has players skipping out on bench press

Mar. 04, 2022 05:21 PM EST

Georgia defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Georgia defenders no longer strangers as they strut into NFL

By Arnie Stapleton Mar. 04, 2022 04:17 PM EST

Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Malik Willis' act of kindness makes him darling of combine

By Arnie Stapleton Mar. 03, 2022 11:17 PM EST

Georgia running back James Cook speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Running backs hoping to change perceptions at NFL combine

By Michael Marot Mar. 03, 2022 05:02 PM EST

National Team quarterback Kenny Pickett of Pittsburgh (8) runs through drills during practice for the Senior Bowl NCAA college football game Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Mobile, Ala. In an NFL draft where it seems unlikely for a passer to be the top overall NFL draft pick, that means a competition among players like Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett, North Carolina’s Sam Howell and Liberty’s Malik Willis to be the first quarterback taken. They’ll culminate their weeklong NFL audition for NFL teams with Saturday’s Senior Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Kenny Pickett out to show teams hand size doesn't matter

By Arnie Stapleton Mar. 02, 2022 05:10 PM EST

Alabama wide receiver John Metchie speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Deep group of receivers taking center stage at NFL combine

By Michael Marot Mar. 02, 2022 04:45 PM EST

Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers receives the AP Most Valuable Player of the Year Award at the NFL Honors show Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
QB questions hang over so many NFL teams at scouting combine

By Arnie Stapleton Mar. 01, 2022 05:44 PM EST

FILE - Troy defensive back Blace Brown runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Monday, March 4, 2019. This week’s stodgy, old NFL scouting combine is going Hollywood. The sound of silence will be replaced by music as players work out inside. Results and interviews will appear on the stadium’s video boards. Fans even will be encouraged to cheer. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Glitzier combine could help NFL make decision on host city

By Michael Marot Feb. 28, 2022 03:55 PM EST

NFL scouting combine loosens virus rules after blowback

By Arnie Stapleton Feb. 21, 2022 06:42 PM EST
Players attending the NFL's scouting combine won't have to stay in a “bubble” as originally ordered after organizers loosened regulations Monday night after getting...

Los Angeles Rams offensive tackle Joe Noteboom, top, jumps on defensive end Greg Gaines (91) as Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman (12) and quarterback Tyler Huntley (2) look on after the Rams stopped the Ravens on a third down play during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore Ravens 1/2/2022

Jan. 02, 2022 01:23 PM EST

FILE - In this March 1, 2020, file photo, Utah defensive back Terrell Burgess prepares to run the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Teams are now sending scouts, coaches and general managers across the country for 103 college pro days replacing this year's combine in yet another NFL adaptation to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
AP source: NFL exploring changes to scouting combine

By Rob Maaddi Apr. 21, 2021 10:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 file photo, North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance (5) winds up to throw during the first half of the FCS championship NCAA college football game against James Madison in Frisco, Texas. The NFL announced last month that some of the top prospects were being invited to Cleveland. The league is hoping to incorporate some of the city’s best-known locations along Lake Erie: FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the Browns; and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde, File)
Canceled combine a bummer but invite still a golden ticket

By Arnie Stapleton Apr. 20, 2021 03:07 PM EDT