02.21.2008 6:11 pm
No farming with this combine
St. Louis Post-Dispatch/STLtoday.com
The next crop of NFL players have made their way to Indianapolis for the 2008 NFL Combine. The leagues’ 32 teams are pouring over test scores, 40-yard dash times and more trying to round out their boards for April’s NFL draft.
With the Rams picking No. 2, many in Rams Nation are expecting the home team to find immediate help for their offensive line. But in the back of their minds, they’re trying very hard not to be the team who drafts the next Ryan Leaf.
Despite terrific seasons, Mizzou and the Illini only have five total players under the scouts’ watchful eyes.
On top of things is the Indianapolis Star as staff writer Mike Chappell already has articles from Tuesday and Wednesday on indystar.com.
STLtoday.com sports producer Neil Joellenbeck, an 11-year veteran of the Post-Dispatch, blogs on what the rest of the nation is saying about STL sports. 