Welcome to NFL scouting combine week: Teams face crucial offseason. Plus, surveying XFL Week 2.
Part track meet, part grammar school fitness test, the NFL scouting combine is a vital cog in the NFL draft’s evaluation machine, as hundreds of pro prospects attempt to impress future employers with a dazzling display of athleticism and skill.
The combine opens this week in Indianapolis, with positional workouts taking place Thursday through through Sunday.
This is an important juncture in the NFL offseason as teams look to enhance or rebuild rosters for the 2023 season.
Teams that face crucial offseasons
Paste BN Sports' Nate Davis highlights six teams that could make a big jump forward, and six other teams that could be in jeopardy of crippling setbacks, this offseason.
- 15 big-name veterans who could be cut candidates
- Franchise tag guide: What all 32 teams should do with key decision
- Ranking 12 teams to never win Super Bowl: Who's closest to first title?
Mock draft: QBs add intrigue
The annual demand for quarterbacks is running high once again, and several teams could eventually look to trade up to secure their passer of choice. This pre-combine mock provides a look at which passers might go in the first round and which other prospects to follow this week in Indianapolis.
XFL Week 2 winners and losers
While Wade Phillips has the Houston Roughnecks off to a strong start, AJ McCarron led the St. Louis BattleHawks to another thrilling win. Paste BN Sports' Richard Morin and Jim Reineking have the best and worst from the weekend in the XFL.
- PHOTOS: Best of the 2023 XFL season
- XFL and USFL aim (again) to not join long line of failed start-up pro football leagues
- How XFL 2023 rule book is different from NFL and college football
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