NFL supplements Indy Combine with eight others Posted on: December 8, 2011 5:53 pm Per the league's announcement, the regional combines were created to specifically target three groups of potential players: Players eligible for the 2012 draft not able to participate at the Indianapolis combinePlayers with collegiate experience who want to gauge their pro potentialPlayers with some pro experience attempting to get back into the leagueThe first regional Combine will be held January 28 in Los Angeles. This is the only regional Combine on the west coast and the only one not held at an NFL facility. The full regional combine schedule is: Date Location Facility January 28 Los Angeles, CA Orange Coast College-Lebard Stadium February 4 Houston Methodist Training Center February 11 Baltimore Baltimore Ravens Training Facility February 18 Tampa Bay One Buccaneer Place February 25 New York/New Jersey Atlantic Health Jets Training Facility March 3 Chicago Halas Hall March 10 & 11 Atlanta Atlanta Falcons Training Facility March 17 Cleveland Cleveland Browns Training Facility The new Combine workouts are designed to function as the Indianapolis event operates. Players will be measured and asked to perform all of the athletic tests -- like the bench press, vertical jump and 40-yard dash -- that occur in Indianpolis. The players who impress the most in the regional combines may then be invited to a newly created NFL Super Regional Combine to be held at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on March 30-31. While the athletic tests are critical to prospects getting their names out there, some of the more underrated elements of the traditional combine will be more difficult to replicate. Teams rely on the extensive medical testing done at local hospitals while athletes attend the Indianapolis combine. Similarly, athletes are shuttled through team interviews in Indianapolis, making the entire process a well-organized, smoothly running event. Legitimate pro scouts and NFL personnel will, of course, be on hand to make sure the regional combines go as planned. That said, don't expect to see general managers or head coaches parading about the sidelines at these events. Each team will be sent all of the information compiled during the regional workouts. Every team is looking for the next great diamond in the rough. These combines are designed, in part, to aid in this process. But with the draft less than a month after the Super Regional, most decision-makers will be focusing on who'll they be targeting in the first round not in the late rounds or undrafted free agency. For those looking for more information on the NFL's regional combines, check out their website here.
