";s:4:"text";s:4894:" And a spring season? "Considering every option is something draft hopefuls have to do, and there won't be a one-size-fits-all approach, Butt said. He's had a serious injury once in his career and said the idea of another injury so close to the draft presents too much risk. A delayed season could send them packing. Football. The players, he said, feel like guinea pigs.The player is a possible first- or second-round draft pick, and he's pondering his NFL future. Slim, unless you're the son of a player, the son of a coach, the brother of a player, or, in Eli Manning's case, all three. "For the schools and conferences, that is. Maybe a season can be played in the fall.
"Now, if the NFL does play in the fall, I promise you they'd love to be able to send their head coaches and coordinators to actually come out and watch these guys play football games," he said. They have tape of every game and will isolate matchups and players, and they can rely on scouting services such as BLESTO, which includes about six NFL teams in a pool of talent evaluation, to help with background.The pre-draft evaluation circuit could become even more important, and would likely expand to accommodate varying talent, from stars to uncovered prospects. If I'm being real, it's just about generating money. That would require a formal request to the NFL, which could keep its offseason calendar intact with the bowl games and the combine but tweak the dates of the draft if necessary.In other words: There are options other than staying in school.A veteran starter in the SEC, whom coaches say has pro potential but isn't a likely first- or second-round pick, told ESPN he had a number of unanswered questions about safety protocols. Decision time is coming for everyone, and they're getting prepared to make a move sooner rather than later.On Wednesday, the first big domino fell. The NFL took 253 players in its last draft. "I don't feel like it would be smart for me to participate in the spring and enter the draft. Most D1 schools have nobody drafted. He and the staff are already putting together packages for that eventuality, offering a bubble environment where players can train in state-of-the-art gyms.EXOS, a leader in NFL combine training, started preparing for that possibility as well after getting calls from several agents and advisors. "Maybe conditions improve. They're the entertainers who make money for their schools. "I've spoken with a number of NFL head coaches that love that idea.
In all reality there are only a few players that can 'get away with it.'
What are they doing if they are not playing? Forget about it.
