Michael Moynihan: Time for a combine for sportswriters

Time for hacks and reporters test themselves at the journalistic equivalent of the 40-yard dash

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 06: Trent Mcduffie #DB26 of Washington runs the 40 yard dash during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 06, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

The NFL draft was on last week, the couple days’ horse-trading in which American football teams pick their top prospects for next year.

Some of their decision-making is based on results from the NFL Combine, where those prospects are tested on the 40-yard dash, 225lb (102kg) bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, pro-agility shuttle test, the three-cone drill, and so on.