Basketball fever has swept the city of Philadelphia, with the 76ers recent acquisition of James Harden. That goes for Eagles brass attending the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis this week as well apparently.
The NFL has vowed to crack down on inappropriate questions asked of prospective draftees. There’s no issue with having them shoot some hoops, and that’s exactly what the Eagles had North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell do during his interview, he said, when asked about the weirdest question he was asked by a team.
“Honestly, no question comes to mind, but I walked into one meeting and I had to shoot basketballs on a mini-hoop.