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And that meant, for the first time, I would get to go to the annual NFL combine. I've written about the combine before, but more than just a chance for pro teams to meet, watch and interview incoming rookies, it is, for lack of a better term, the annual NFL convention. Almost every coach, executive, PR person, medical staff and team personnel from the NFL is there, along with all the agents, a crazy amount of media and many others.
That has changed, as now there are a decent amount of folks from the fantasy industry, but the very first year I went, I saw no other fantasy folks.I went there by myself, not as a part of ESPN's large NFL contingent, veterans of many combines. I felt out of place, awkward and intimidated, like the nerd who somehow had crashed the jocks' party and any minute they would realize I wasn't supposed to be there.
So I reached out to Peter King. Peter, of course, is a legend in our industry and most well-known for his iconic"Monday Morning Quarterback" column that he wrote for Sports Illustrated for so many years. He's now at NBC with"Football Morning in America." I didn't know Peter very well back then, but we followed each other on Twitter. I knew Peter played fantasy football, so I took a chance and slid into his DMs.
Peter said nonsense. He insisted we grab a beer the first day of the combine. We spent two hours together, and he gave me a crash course in what was useful, what wasn't and how to navigate the awesome but sprawling and confusing world of the NFL combine. When he found out I was there alone, he insisted I come to the SI/Monday Morning QB team dinner he was hosting.
And the next day, he invited me to walk with him as he went through the combine. No one knows who the hell I am, but theyknow Peter King. Every GM, every coach, every scout, every agent approached him , and Peter, without fail, introduced me and made sure I was able to get a question answered and a phone number.
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