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NFL general managers are paid big money to be decision-makers. Who to sign, who to cut, what trades to take and which to turn down. But at the heart of running the team, you must be able to identify and evaluate talent. And that's why pro days are huge. But what do you do when multiple Power Five schools schedule a pro day on the same date? "Run like hell" is what one general manager told me.
You also delegate.
One team I spoke with sends the general manager to one workout and the director of college scouting to another while keeping the director of player personnel in-office to run the phones and focus on free agency and setting the draft board.