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NFL Scouting Combine: 5 Fast Facts

The "Underwear Olympics" is prime viewing for many NFL fans
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NFL Scouting Combine: 5 Fast Facts
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Talent evaluation in the NFL has gone from individual player workouts on college campuses to a nationally televised event in a stadium. I am talking, of course, about the NFL Scouting Combine, which takes place from Feb. 23 to March 2, with on-field workouts being held from Feb. 27-March 1. Here are five things you need to know about the event also known as the "Underwear Olympics."

 

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Where does Oklahoma’s Heisman winner and MLB first-round pick Kyler Murray rank?
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Kyler Murray is a bona fide two-sport star. Oklahoma’s reigning Heisman Trophy winner recently declared for the 2019 NFL Draft, as an undersized dual-threat QB. But the 21-year-old was also selected by the Oakland A’s with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, as a fleet-footed toolsy center fielder. Murray is the latest in a long line of two-sport stars.

 

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Is there anyone in sports that openly admits to having cosmetic surgery?

NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders started using Botox after his 50th birthday.
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NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders started using Botox after his 50th birthday.
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That is a sensitive subject for most TV personalities, but there are a few who openly discuss their cosmetic changes.

 

FOX play-by-play man Joe Buck famously admitted to getting hair plugs in his autobiography, Lucky Bastard.

 

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The NFL Scouting Combine (Feb. 22-25) is crossing the finish line on another so-called “Underwear Olympics.” The Combine is just one step in the job interview process leading up to the 2014 NFL Draft (May 8-10). But make no mistake, millions of dollars are on the line during the 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical leap, broad jump, cone drills, Wonderlic test and BOD Pod tests.

Dontari Poe Has Best Performance at Combine

Rich Eisen runs 40, Deion Sanders critiques defensive backs, Dontari Poe steals the show.
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<p> Rich Eisen runs the 40-yard dash, Deion Sanders critiques defensive backs but Memphis 350-pound nose tackle Dontari Poe steals the show at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.</p>
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After Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III wowed scouts over the weekend, Memphis nose tackle Dontari Poe stole the show at the NFL Scouting Combine when the defensive prospects took to the field-turf at Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday and Tuesday.

Dallas Cowboys’ Problem Is Tony Romo

Jerry Jones, Dirk are wrong, Chris Cooley, Deion are right about Cowboys' Tony Romo.
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<p> Jerry Jones and Dirk Nowitzki are wrong, Chris Cooley, Deion Sanders and Drew Pearson are right about Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who has a 3-7 record over the past two seasons and several high-profile collapses in recent weeks.</p>
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It’s time for the Dallas Cowboys to look in the mirror and be honest: Tony Romo is the problem.

Deion Sanders' Hall of Fame Speech

Prime Time remixed his “Must Be The Money” mantra during his Hall of Fame speech.
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<p> <span><span>Deion Sanders remixed his “Must Be The Money” mantra during his Hall of Fame speech.</span></span></p>
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Deion Sanders remixed his “Must Be The Money” mantra one last time during his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech on Saturday night.

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