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The NFL Scouting Combine is one of the most anticipated events of the offseason – for the teams and for the fans. It has become an integral part of an NFL team’s evaluation process.
Check back here daily for results from all the on-field drills.
All results posted are unofficial.
The NFL Players Association just conducted a thorough league survey. They called them “NFL Player Team Report Cards.” In them, they graded teams in various categories like treatment of families, food service/nutrition, weight room, strength coaches, training room, training staff, locker room and even team travel.
The Washington Commanders finished dead last.
The report was released yesterday during the Scouting Combine, and was based on anonymous responses from approximately 1,300 players.
More than three hundred of College Football’s top football players will descend on Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this week, for the NFL Scouting Combine. It is one of the highlights of the offseason, as players attempt to improve their status for the NFL Draft in April. Players have started arriving for their on-field workouts that begin today.
General Managers, coaches and scouts from every NFL team will conduct interviews and observe medical evaluations, as well as eye ball the on-field workouts, in an attempt to get a leg up for their selection in Kansas City at the Draft (April 27th-29th).
A total of 319 prospects have been invited to the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine.
The combine gets underway today in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium. The doors for the Combine Experience and Inside Look will open one hour prior to the event’s start time.
Here is a list of the players that have been invited:
The Washington Commanders became the first team in the National Football League to use the franchise tag this offseason. They placed the nonexclusive franchise tag on Daron Payne, which will hopefully keep him around for at least the 2023 season. The tag is worth a few Big Macs short of $19 million ($18.937), and will become fully guaranteed when he signs it.
The move comes just the day after the Commanders cleared almost $30 million from the cap books by releasing quarterback Carson Wentz and defensive back Bobby McCain. The team is projected to have approximately $35 million available, less the value of Payne’s tag.
Ever wondered what a spoiled billionaire kicking at the air like a young child would look like? Dan Snyder is doing it right now. Proverbially at least. Apparently Snyder is blocking Amazon founder Jeff Bezos from buying the Washington Commanders.
It is the adult rich-guy equivalent of, “I’m taking my football and going home.”
It’s petty with a capital “P”.
The Bank of America were hired by Snyder to help with the sale of the team, and they have told Bezos that he will not be allowed to submit a bid.
This week, Jeff Bezos reportedly hired the investment firm of Allen & Company to help him place a bid on the Washington Commanders. That is the same investment firm that helped the Walton-Penner group purchase the Denver Broncos last year, for $4.65 billion. They also helped David Tepper buy the Carolina Panthers in 2018.
The NFL would love for Bezos to be the one that buys Dan Snyder’s Commanders. He already has a significant connection with the league, with Amazon being the exclusive broadcaster for Thursday Night Football. Amazon made waves becoming the first streaming-only option in league history.
The Washington Commanders introduced theie new Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator to the media and fans this morning. Eric Bieniemy takes over from Scott Turner, and will look to improve an offense that struggled at times in 2022.
The former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator looked sharp for the presser, donning a grey three-piece suit, with a burgundy tie and Commanders lapel pin.
Here are some of the highlights of what Bieniemy had to say:
EB: “I’m going to bring some energy.”
With the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, the 2022 NFL season came to a close. With that closure, came the beginning of a new season. There is really no off-season in the National Football League anymore.
In fact, the NFL has fantastic marketing savvy. They manage to have fans locked in, even when there is no football being played.
There are a lot of key important dates that keep everything rolling along at a pace that holds people’s interest.
Here are the important dates and time windows to mark on your NFL calendar: