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Players not invited to Scouting Combine get an opportunity at Regional Combines. Best players advance to a Super Regional Combine, which most NFL teams attend. Last year's Regional Combines produced 21 players who were signed to NFL deals By Brett Smiley, Special to SI.com
Chris Lum finished his career at the University of Lehigh with 7,535 and 56 touchdowns, but wasn't invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
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At the beckon of Stephen Austin, director of the NFL Regional Combines, the players huddle around at the 50-yard line and take a knee. It's quiet. Even with over a hundred players, Austin's dedicated staff (which includes four veteran NFL scouts), the Jets facility personnel, and NFL support staff, the place feels empty. It's cold inside this dome, not more than 45 or 50 degrees.
The players range in age from 21 to 42. They hail from FBS powerhouses like Michigan and Virginia Tech, obscure Division III schools including Brockport and Fitchburg State, and everywhere in between. They're here because they're eligible for the NFL draft, or they're free agents, or because they have some pro experience but no contract. They're also here because they weren't invited to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. The cost of admission is $190.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/nfl/03/30/regional.combine/index.html#ixzz1qez5JeQ0
Note, Sdogo who has caught your eye or what have scouts told you about this regional combine and the players that stood out?
Chris Lum finished his career at the University of Lehigh with 7,535 and 56 touchdowns, but wasn't invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
....
At the beckon of Stephen Austin, director of the NFL Regional Combines, the players huddle around at the 50-yard line and take a knee. It's quiet. Even with over a hundred players, Austin's dedicated staff (which includes four veteran NFL scouts), the Jets facility personnel, and NFL support staff, the place feels empty. It's cold inside this dome, not more than 45 or 50 degrees.
The players range in age from 21 to 42. They hail from FBS powerhouses like Michigan and Virginia Tech, obscure Division III schools including Brockport and Fitchburg State, and everywhere in between. They're here because they're eligible for the NFL draft, or they're free agents, or because they have some pro experience but no contract. They're also here because they weren't invited to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. The cost of admission is $190.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/nfl/03/30/regional.combine/index.html#ixzz1qez5JeQ0
Note, Sdogo who has caught your eye or what have scouts told you about this regional combine and the players that stood out?