Ed’s excellent Indianapolis adventure

Photo by Ed ValentineMy excellent adventure to the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis actually began about a week-and-a-half prior to my Monday, Feb. 24 flight from Albany.

This story starts on Friday, Feb. 14. Not Friday the 13th. But, yes, Valentine’s Day. And I’ve heard the Valentine’s Day jokes for close to six decades now, so you can save them.

Anyway, as some of you may remember from a recent column I wrote I have had neck issues for probably the past decade. Nothing incredibly debilitating, just stuff that I have to be aware of and careful about at times.

So, that night I went to bed not quite understanding why my right shoulder and the right side of my neck were causing me an…