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2022 NFL Draft Combine

The annual Underwear Olympics is scheduled to begin next Tuesday, March 1st in Indianapolis. Next year the league is putting the Combine out for bid (more money for the owners). There are 324 invited players to the combine this year. This is what the Combine entails:

Medical Exams: Each player is poked and prodded by medical teams. They want to check on previous or undetected or reported injuries. In the case of former Patriot O-lineman Marcus Cannon, they detected cancer. Cannon a potential 1st round selection fell all the way to the 5th round where the Patriots took him.