INDIANAPOLIS — “Welcome to the Underwear Olympics,” New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman declared late Wednesday morning, standing on a riser in front of a pack of reporters in a cavernous hall inside the Indiana Convention Center.
Gettleman had come here with the rest of the NFL universe for the annual scouting combine, an event that has exploded into one of the marquee weeks on the NFL calendar. It didn’t even used to be an event, really. A small contingent of reporters would come to observe prospects — who perform testing drills in tight shorts and sleeveless shirts — and chat up NFL types.