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It’s time for top prospects to get paid for attending the Scouting Combine
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:15 am
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:15 am
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So with the NFL taking the made-for-TV Scouting Combine workouts to prime time, it’s high time for the most significant participants in the Scouting Combine to get something more than food, lodging, a thorough poking and prodding by the assembled medical professionals, and interrogations by a bunch of teams that ask a bunch of questions aimed at trying to piss them off. It’s time for the top prospects to get paid.
The league keeps tweaking the Combine in order to maximize revenue, and the league will surely keep doing so, eventually moving the Combine to L.A. — and eventually charging good money for fans to watch the festivities from most of the 70,000-plus seats at the new L.A. stadium.
But the players will keep showing up and running, jumping, throwing, catching, lifting, turning their heads and coughing, etc. for free because they always have, and because they have no real voice in any of this. They’re not yet in the NFL Players Association (maybe they should be from the moment they become draft eligible). They have to take whatever the NFL offers.
How does the MSB feel about this?
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This post was edited on 2/17/20 at 11:17 am
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Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:18 am to RLDSC FAN
Do you get paid by a potential employer just for showing up to an interview?
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:18 am to RLDSC FAN
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“Sorry. I’m done performing for free. If you want me to be part of your dog-and-pony show, you’ll need to cut a check.”
It's an interview and you get paid by increasing your draft stock.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:19 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Do you get paid by a potential employer just for showing up to an interview?
Can you potientially harm yourself during an interview that can cost you other opportunities in that field for said example?
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:20 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
quote:Does your potential employer televise your interview and make substantial amounts of money from it because you are there?
Do you get paid by a potential employer just for showing up to an interview?
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:20 am to RLDSC FAN
Or the top guys will just skip the combine and let teams go to a pro day.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:22 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
quote:Is my employer broadcasting my interview on national TV and making money on it?
Do you get paid by a potential employer just for showing up to an interview?
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:32 am to wildtigercat93
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Can you potientially harm yourself during an interview that can cost you other opportunities in that field for said example?
Yes, you can get into a car accident on the way to the interview.
But for the interview, you never would've gotten into that car.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:33 am to RLDSC FAN
since the combine is put on by the NFL for its own benefit, any player attending should be covered by some sort of minimal liability loss insurance. they are literally risking millions if they get hurt "auditioning"
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:35 am to shel311
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Is my employer broadcasting my interview on national TV and making money on it?
Are they broadcasting your job on national TV and making money off of it, while giving you a share of the proceeds?
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:36 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Do you get paid by a potential employer just for showing up to an interview?
This.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:38 am to keakar
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since the combine is put on by the NFL for its own benefit, any player attending should be covered by some sort of minimal liability loss insurance. they are literally risking millions if they get hurt "auditioning"
I've heard stories about some of the top players doing this, not sure who pays (pretty certain it is the players).
But this does bring up a good point for the next CBA, make the league take out some sort of injury insurance for players participating.
If a player was injured during the combine, it must be reported to medical staff that week. Payout will be based on projected draft range, with player agreeing, compared to actual draft spot.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:39 am to Weekend Warrior79
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Are they broadcasting your job on national TV and making money off of it, while giving you a share of the proceeds?
Actually, it’s more of salary negotiations. All those guys are getting job offers. And the company they will work for is making money that will pay their future salaries.
ETA: don’t like it, start your own league.
This post was edited on 2/17/20 at 11:40 am
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:40 am to RLDSC FAN
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and eventually charging good money for fans to watch the festivities from most of the 70,000-plus seats at the new L.A. stadium.
Good luck getting fans to pay "good money" for tickets to watch the combine. They can't even get fans to show up for Charger regular season games.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:41 am to shel311
If you don't like it, don't show up
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:43 am to cubsfan5150
quote:ok
If you don't like it, don't show up
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:45 am to Salviati
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Does your potential employer televise your interview and make substantial amounts of money from it because you are there?
So do you think you should be paid if you audition for American Idol?
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:48 am to RLDSC FAN
I think they could boost the benefits and perhaps put in some other stipulations to make it more attractive for players to attend. It is a bit more than a standard interview. Maybe incentives for records broken or best of year type of prizes. People have a great point about it producing revenue now and being an event onto itself. Even people that "audition" on reality shows get scale..
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:49 am to shel311
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Is my employer broadcasting my interview on national TV and making money on it?
So what if he is? They're are the one's who invested in the combine,invited the players and drove the interest.
Did the combine start out as some PPV event just to draw viewers? Of course not.
If players don't wanna show there are plenty of others that will be more than glad to take their place for room and board and the exposure.Screw the guys who wanna pay check.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:49 am to wildtigercat93
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Can you potientially harm yourself during an interview that can cost you other opportunities in that field for said example?
Terrible take. Nobody is required to go to the combine. They are invited. An invitation they are more than welcome to turn down.
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