NFL Draft Combine: The world’s most gruelling entrance exam

The NFL Combine began in 1982 where potential draft picks went to Tampa in hopes to see scouts. At that time the Combine mostly focused on medical test and not all of the leagues teams showed up. Today the NFL Combine is taken much more seriously. Athletes participate in many tests and are watched very closely by team owners and coaches. The test include the 40-yard dash, the bench press, vertical leap, and many other tasks. Doing well at these tests can bump players draft picks up resulting them in extra millions of dollars. Agents have been investing $20,000 in order to prepare their players for the Combine. Athletes Performance Institute is a program in Arizona to prepare players for their difficult exams they will encounter. They are eating breakfast by 7:00 am and staring drills to practice the 40-yard dash by 8:00. They have a whole routine that goes till 1:30 and then they start the routine over again. Owners stated that they like to see the players train for the combine it shows hard work and that they will have a player for years to come.

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