MIAMI – Fifteen years ago, Brandon Marshall barely made the cut for the NFL's Indianapolis combine. A receiver from Central Florida, Marshall was eager to improve his stock with pro scouts in the winter before the draft.
The challenge was finding a chance to do so. “Not everyone makes it to Indy,” said Marshall, a retired six-time Pro Bowler. “I was the last person in 2006 to get invited.
I had to politick until the last week. They finally let me in, but not everybody can get that opportunity.” This year, nobody got that opportunity — because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the combine was canceled.
As a substitute, mini combines not sanctioned by the NFL have been organized, including this week's three-day event that concluded Friday in South