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Someday -- and that day may already be here -- NFL teams will measure a prospect's social media influence and skills in addition to his time in the 40 and number of reps at the NFL combine. While two of the top three pro football players in terms...

Is Dan Fouts next? In an eyebrow-raising revelation, former San Diego running back great LaDainian Tomlinson said he met the Charger's new brass at the NFL combine in February and that general manager Tom Telesco and coach Mike McCoy asked him to ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Patriots selected Rutgers safety Duron Harmon with their second third-round pick, 91st overall. Harmon is the first player selected in the NFL draft who didn't attend the NFL combine. It's a pick that comes from off the ra...

For months now, players such as D.J. Hayden and Lane Johnson have been training for this. They perfected their 40-yard dash time for the NFL combine, met with sports psychologists and learned how to cook themselves nutritious meals. In gyms and train...

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...

Todd McShay offers up his final first-round projection for the 2013 NFL draft.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2013

ESPNChicago.com continues its Bears draft preview series with a look at the quarterbacks. Pre-draft visits and formal meetings at the NFL combine and various college all-star games indicate the Bears aren't looking to use a pick on a quarterback. ...

A trashed hotel room at the Indianapolis scouting combine belonged to Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and Rutgers wide receiver Mark Harrison, according to league sources.

Keenan Allen, the No. 1-rated wide receiver on some teams' draft boards, recently returned to Indianapolis for a medical recheck of his right ankle.

CHICAGO -- Former University of Missouri outside linebacker Zaviar Gooden is scheduled to visit the Chicago Bears on Monday, according to a league source. Gooden tested well at the NFL Combine where he ran the fastest 40-yard dash (4.47) among li...

After putting off the NFL combine and allowing time for his injured hamstring to heal, Eddie Lacy ran his much-anticipated 40-yard dashes Thursday on the University of Alabama campus.

The NFL found no specific violations in its investigation into allegations that draft prospects were improperly asked about their sexual orientation during the scouting combine in Indianapolis.

Anyone keeping close tabs on the NFL combine will have noticed a couple of things: Firstly, the frighteningly garish spandex that Manti Te'o & Co. were rocking, and secondly an equally bright orange foam roller on top of which the Notre Dame lineback...

The next generation of combine drills could be a tool to evaluate draft prospects far more accurately.

DawgNation From David Ching : Cornelius Washington had a relatively quiet senior season at Georgia, but after a star turn at the NFL combine, the defensive end is making the most of his soaring draft stock. More from Ching : With 10 starters retu...

BATON ROUGE, La. -- It's only going to look like an all-comer's combine. LSU's Pro Day on Wednesday will feature a whopping 28 participants, the result of a year where the Tigers sent 13 players to the NFL combine. Among the players will will part...