Several aspiring NFL players will go to Indianapolis for the scouting combine this week and make themselves money with how they perform.
They’ll test well medically. They’ll interview well. Or they’ll jump, run and lift weights at incredibly high levels. They might even look good in position drills or make a friend or two in the media. Yes, folks, the Underwear Olympics once again is upon us!
Of course, not all players who test well in Indy will be great NFL players. And for that we look back at the past 10 years at some of the best workouts at each position — and which of those players ended up having success in the league:
Andrew Luck was the consensus No. 1 pick that year, Griffin was the fast riser who came into Indy that week with a head of steam. The St. Louis Rams, owners of the second overall pick that season, were armed with Sam Bradford and had no interest in drafting a quarterback. But they were giddy watching Griffin blaze a 4.41-second 40-yard dash (best ever at the position) and then back it up with a 39-inch vertical jump that ranks as the third-best mark by a QB in the past decade. When word got out that Griffin aced his team interviews, followed by him charming the pants off the media, it was all over. The Washington Redskins just had to mortgage the farm to get the guy.
Verdict: Well, about that. Yes, you rightly could argue that at least Griffin delivered the Redskins a playoff berth in his time there whereas the Rams last sniffed the playoffs more than 11 years ago and the picks they acquired in the trade weren’t all used properly. But Griffin is set to move on to another team this offseason, with his career fully at the crossroads. Hey, he might even end up with the … Los Angeles Rams. A lot has indeed changed in four years.
They’ll test well medically. They’ll interview well. Or they’ll jump, run and lift weights at incredibly high levels. They might even look good in position drills or make a friend or two in the media. Yes, folks, the Underwear Olympics once again is upon us!
Of course, not all players who test well in Indy will be great NFL players. And for that we look back at the past 10 years at some of the best workouts at each position — and which of those players ended up having success in the league:
Andrew Luck was the consensus No. 1 pick that year, Griffin was the fast riser who came into Indy that week with a head of steam. The St. Louis Rams, owners of the second overall pick that season, were armed with Sam Bradford and had no interest in drafting a quarterback. But they were giddy watching Griffin blaze a 4.41-second 40-yard dash (best ever at the position) and then back it up with a 39-inch vertical jump that ranks as the third-best mark by a QB in the past decade. When word got out that Griffin aced his team interviews, followed by him charming the pants off the media, it was all over. The Washington Redskins just had to mortgage the farm to get the guy.
Verdict: Well, about that. Yes, you rightly could argue that at least Griffin delivered the Redskins a playoff berth in his time there whereas the Rams last sniffed the playoffs more than 11 years ago and the picks they acquired in the trade weren’t all used properly. But Griffin is set to move on to another team this offseason, with his career fully at the crossroads. Hey, he might even end up with the … Los Angeles Rams. A lot has indeed changed in four years.
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