Before Daniel Jeremiah left his last job as an NFL scout, he couldn’t help but notice a shift in the vocation’s perspective. Scouts were no longer just evaluators—they became private detectives who watched game film on the side. “Now, it’s about 70-30 (percent) background checks,” said Jeremiah, a current NFL Network Analyst, who breaks down […]
It’s that time of year. The NFL Scouting Combine has taken over Indianapolis once again. Blood, sweat, and tears have been shed by every athlete in preparation for this moment. Technology continues to play an increasingly important role in helping these young athletes realize their dream of getting drafted into the National Football League. Nestled […]
The NFL Combine is where more than 300 of the top college football players, who are preparing for the NFL draft, perform physical tests for evaluation by NFL coaches, general managers, and scouts. It has been announced that during the combine’s physical examinations, a CARESTREAM DRX-1 detector will be used with the X-ray system currently […]
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Below is a transcript of the podcast:
Years ago, many sports did not encourage strength training. In baseball, for example, some coaches thought lifting weights reduced flexibility, and therefore would reduce pitching and hitting performance.
But in the 1980s and 90s baseball players began working out more, some assisted by performance-enhancing drugs, and the home runs began to fly. The results spoke for themselves. Weight lifting became a larger part of the sport, as it did in many others.
