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I'm about to begin my annual pilgrimage down to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. To do some pre-combine stories. IMG has more than 30 prospects who have been doing its combine preparation, which is run by former NFL quarterback Chris Weinke. Ironica...

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In January, the Designated Player told the stories of two young hopefuls at the MLS combine, Andrew Farrell and Machael David. Having promised to follow the pair through their rookie year, he catches up with Farrell, the no. 1 draft pick, after a tur...

This story appears in ESPN The Magazine's April 29 NFL draft preview issue. SUBSCRIBE TODAY In the weeks leading to February's NFL combine, the draft hopefuls at the IMG Academy sweated through an intense battery of drills and workouts. But they m...

Miguel Maysonet approached pro day with a "time to show 'em" attitude.

This scouting combine story from Todd Archer tells us that the Dallas Cowboys were planning a switch from a 3-4 defense to a 4-3 defense even before the 2012 season ended. According to coach Jason Garrett, they believe they have the right kind of per...

Good news for the five or six people who have asked me about our Inside Slant podcast over the past few months: It's back! Mike Sando and I recorded a post-combine/pre-free agency show that happened to take place on the day the story broke that the ...

Maysonet's combine earned a standing ovation from an unlikely source.

The annual T-shirts-and-shorts craziness is under way in Indianapolis, and with all the stories flying around, we rounded up the biggest bits of news from this year's NFL combine. Chip Kelly wasn't the least bit shy in expressing his feelings ab...

The annual T-shirts-and-shorts craziness is under way in Indianapolis, and with all the stories flying around, we rounded up the biggest bits of news from the first few days of this year's NFL combine. A lot of early mock drafts had the first ha...

The biggest story in the AFC West heading into the new league year will be to see where the Kansas City Chiefs find their new starting quarterback. We may have an answer soon. Quarterbacks have worked out at the NFL combine and the NFL league seas...

INDIANAPOLIS - One of the bigger stories Saturday at the NFL combine was the health of Georgia star pass-rusher Jarvis Jones. Jones is considered one of the top prospects in the draft -- and a definite possibility for Oakland, which picks third ov...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Manti Te'o news conference will be regarded as the media highlight of this NFL scouting combine. The overall review is that he handled himself well and helped defuse the fake dead girlfriend story more than he had previously. ...

Paul Kuharsky, Kevin Seifert and Bill Williamson deliver the top stories from Day 2 of the 2013 NFL combine....

Amid all the talk about the draft prospects, there's a significant story out of the combine that's related to the NFC South. In this story, Tampa Bay coach Greg Schiano admits he might relax some of his methods in his second year. After his hiring...

Paul Kuharsky, Kevin Seifert and Bill Williamson deliver the top stories from Day 1 of the 2013 NFL combine....