I know some guys who had to take six MRIs on six different body parts. Then you have six or seven hours of medical exams. on the second day, they wake you up for a drug test. The first two days, they wake you up early to do your medical, take your mental tests and meet with teams. That was even before we checked in and dropped our bags. During my Combine, they sent all of the O-linemen to do a quad test on a Cybex machine as soon as we arrived. They purposely make you work out at the end of the process because that’s when you’re the most stressed out and tired. The entire schedule is set up to mess with your equilibrium. NFL teams want to see how you’re going to handle the stress of a three-day job interview that also requires you to perform physically at the highest level, usually with very little sleep. In reality, the real game at the Combine is mental. For you, rookie, that part of the process is no big deal. Rule 1: They’re going to mess with you When the average fan thinks about the NFL Combine, they probably think about the 40-yard-dash or the bench press. We asked Geoff Schwartz, New York Giants offensive guard and former seventh-round pick from the University of Oregon, to write up a helpful guide. So we wanted to know what it’s like to go through the stressful process first-hand - not as a glory-boy wide receiver, but as a grunt. With the NFL Scouting Combine coming up next week in Indianapolis, we’re preparing for weeks of 40-yard-dash clips and endless hype.
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