Monday, February 23, 2015

Stakes high as teams try to judge character at NFL combine (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In a Thursday Feb. 19, 2015, file photo Missouri wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham answers a question during a radio interview at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Green-Beckham spent last season on the sideline in large part because of legal troubles. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)


The questions were similar, and Dorial Green-Beckham had virtually the same response for each one. Green-Beckham repeated some version of that nine times during the 10 minutes he spent with reporters at the NFL scouting combine last week. Because of the domestic violence scandals involving Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and others that came to light last season, the scrutiny for the receiver with first-round talent but all those character questions is only beginning. The 15-minute interviews the teams get with the players, along with tests that evaluate their psychological profile, have never been more important.






Stakes high as teams try to judge character at NFL combine (Yahoo Sports)

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