NFL Combine Aftermath: Who’s Rising and Who’s Falling?

Feb 29, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A general view of Lucas Oil Stadium during the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 29, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A general view of Lucas Oil Stadium during the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
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All of the drills are done, and the NFL combine is closed. Who helped themselves and who hurt themselves? We’re here to answer this question on 10 of the combine’s biggest studs and duds.

Feb 29, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A general view of Lucas Oil Stadium during the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 29, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A general view of Lucas Oil Stadium during the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

Every off-season there are close to 100 players invited to showcase their athletic abilities in Indianapolis, Indiana for the NFL Combine. In the home of the NFL’s Colts, these young men get to endure the most physical and public of job interviews for all to see. Afterwards, we spend weeks upon weeks analyzing and re-analyzing, until we decide who will translate to the NFL field and who will not.

Fortunately for us, we just have to speculate.  For 32 NFL head coaches and general managers, their very careers are on the line, and here are ten players who displayed – one way or another – whether they’ll secure those careers, or potentially doom them.

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