Multiple teams are interested in veteran wide receiver Randy Moss and visits could begin following the finish of the NFL Scouting Mix, league sources said Sunday.

Sources also stated a deal could be a possibility before March 13 if Moss is close to becoming in the condition that he’s been telling folks.

Moss, 35, announced lately that he was eager to play again in 2012 immediately after sitting out the 2011 season. He also claimed that he has not too long ago run a four.3-second 40-yard dash.

Given that he isn’t below contract to any team, Moss is eligible to start taking visits instantly and doesn’t have to wait until free agency begins March 13.

New St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher, who had Moss for eight games in 2010 with the Tennessee Titans after the receiver was released by New England and Minnesota, not too long ago left the door open for a reunion last week. But the Vikings, who drafted Moss in the very first round in 1998, aren’t interested in giving him a third chance.

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The Philadelphia Eagles will take note of the 40-yard dash times of the players on the top of their draft board. They’ll file away the number of bench press repetitions from those very same players, as nicely.

But when the team’s front office descends upon Indianapolis for this week’s 2012 NFL Scouting Combine, it will do its very best not to let any gaudy numbers cloud its preconceived notions based off the player’s college game film.

“We’ll try to stick to exactly where our board is now,” Eagles common manager Howie Roseman stated, via the Philadelphia Inquirer, final week.

“What we actually attempt to do is, as much as we can, maintain it based on the play from August to December,” Roseman stated. “This is the time of year exactly where it could play mind games on you, because you get into the all-star games, and you get into the combine and you meet with these guys, and you have to be in a position where you have to stick to your beliefs on how they play, the background they come from, as opposed to guys who flash.”

The Eagles know all too nicely what can happen when a team becomes enamored with a player who dominates the workout circuit. The Eagles utilised their seventh-overall pick in the 1995 draft on Mike Mamula, a defensive finish who never ever lived up to his prospective.

Roseman mentioned the most beneficial element of the combine happens when your physicians are able to examine players.

“If you have guys that you rate really very and your doctors tell you they have longevity problems, that’s going to impact exactly where you take them.”

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The Philadelphia Eagles will take note of the 40-yard dash times of the players on the top of their draft board. They’ll file away the number of bench press repetitions from those same players, as well.

But when the team’s front office descends upon Indianapolis for this week’s 2012 NFL Scouting Combine, it will do its best not to let any gaudy numbers cloud its preconceived notions based off the player’s college game film.

“We’ll try to stick to where our board is now,” Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said, via the Philadelphia Inquirer, last week.

“What we really try to do is, as much as we can, keep it based on the play from August to December,” Roseman said. “This is the time of year where it could play mind games on you, because you get into the all-star games, and you get into the combine and you meet with these guys, and you have to be in a position where you have to stick to your beliefs on how they play, the background they come from, as opposed to guys who flash.”

The Eagles know all too well what can happen when a team becomes enamored with a player who dominates the workout circuit. The Eagles used their seventh-overall pick in the 1995 draft on Mike Mamula, a defensive end who never lived up to his potential.

Roseman said the most valuable part of the combine happens when your doctors are able to examine players.

“If you have guys that you rate very highly and your doctors tell you they have longevity issues, that’s going to affect where you take them.”

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Olympic medalist helps football players prepare for Scouting Combine

Posted by Mike Florio on February 18, 2012, 9:47 PM EST

As if anyone required far more proof of the disconnect amongst football and the underwear Olympics known as the Scouting Combine, the Linked Press explains that Olympic medalist Ato Boldon has been teaching incoming rookies to do something that they’ll do on a football field only when one thing actually excellent is happening, or when something genuinely negative is happening.

Run in a straight line.

“I am generally turning football players into sprinters for a while,” Boldon stated.

Boldon got involved 3 years ago, and he wasn’t impressed with what he initially saw. “My very first thought: ‘Oh my God, these guys are awful,’” Boldon said. “It was 95 percent their technique. It was bad. And I mentioned, ‘Now I understand why they want to bring me on board.’

“At the Combine last year, my guys did not appear like the others,” Boldon added. “By the end of the Combine, I have the fastest guys.”

Boldon’s guys included cornerback Patrick Peterson, who covered 40 yards in four.34 seconds.

But that’s why the outcomes of the Scouting Combine can be so deceptive. Guys are evaluated based on how they run with no pads or opponents or a ball in the air or something else that bridges the Grand Canyon among track and field and the football field.

That’s why a guy’s time in the 40-yard dash is basically one piece of a significantly much more complicated puzzle that can’t reliably be solved unless and till we see what these guys can do when they’re lined up against the best that college football has had to provide over the last decade, or longer.

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1. marvsleezy says: Feb 18, 2012 9:55 PM

   From what I realize you want a baseline speed time to compare everyone with, so why not 40 yards? It’s a fair test of how quickly you can accelerate from absolutely nothing and reach top rated speed . So if you run a quickly 40, probabilities are you will be fast in a 20 or a 60 yard dash as nicely. Possibly the media really should tell us about the agility test about the cones more and add that time to the 40 for a more meaningful number.
2. thesarcasm says: Feb 18, 2012 9:57 PM

   They should make them go through the combine in Pads… No contract drills, but make them do the 40, and all other tests in pads.

   They wear them on Sunday.
3. dowhatifeellike says: Feb 18, 2012 ten:07 PM

   Have them do the bench press, then let them play flag football for three-four hours. That’ll show just as much as the individual combine events.
4. mrslay1 says: Feb 18, 2012 10:15 PM

   I consider it’s a great thing to teach children. Absolutely most football runners do not run a straight line, but understanding the from until it is a instinct can only assist them. Even if only in specific situations. I have usually wondered why so a lot was put on the 40 times. I believe it is for break away speed or seperation maybe. But how quick you cover the first 4 to 7 yards in pads has usually been the most crucial unless your a wide receiver and even then. The greatest operating backs in history were by no means the fastest guys on the team. Earl Campbell, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith are just a couple of. Fast yes but not speedsters.
5. marvsleezy says: Feb 18, 2012 ten:40 PM

   Why bother wearing pads? Do you truly feel some guys are that significantly slower in pads than yet another guy? Pads pretty much influence everybody equally, plus, a lot of guys don’t wear thigh pads anymore- and don’t you think guys would just wear the smallest pads feasible? So are you going to dictate the size of the pads too? Once once again, you just require a baseline exactly where every thing is the very same for everybody.
6. hutch119 says: Feb 18, 2012 ten:49 PM

   It is a somewhat helpful test though running it in pads would make much much more sense, following all the reason behind the 40 is since that was the typical distance of a punt. It was a signifies of testing if an individual could cover punts or not.
7. ajmojo says: Feb 18, 2012 ten:51 PM

   So let me get this straight…an organization that generates billions of dollars in revenue and is seeking to decide a manner in which to determine 200 or so top rated college football players (not the top athletes) nevertheless makes use of the sprint, the broad jump, and the vertical leap to determine their ability as athletes. Transfer a million bones worth of bobble head sales to the dudes at Mythbusters and come up with some genuine globe applicable tests you cheap bastards. A sprint through resistance pads, a broad jump with a 250 lb resistance band, a brick wall to run via, that sort of thing.
8. ajmojo says: Feb 18, 2012 ten:51 PM

   yes i said establish 3 occasions in one particular sentence…bourbon has its effects.

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Olympic medalist helps football players prepare for Scouting Combine

Posted by Mike Florio on February 18, 2012, 9:47 PM EST

As if anyone needed more proof of the disconnect between football and the underwear Olympics known as the Scouting Combine, the Associated Press explains that Olympic medalist Ato Boldon has been teaching incoming rookies to do something that they’ll do on a football field only when something really good is happening, or when something really bad is happening.

Run in a straight line.

“I am basically turning football players into sprinters for a while,” Boldon said.

Boldon got involved three years ago, and he wasn’t impressed with what he initially saw. “My first thought: ‘Oh my God, these guys are awful,’” Boldon said. “It was 95 percent their technique. It was bad. And I said, ‘Now I understand why they want to bring me on board.’

“At the Combine last year, my guys did not look like the others,” Boldon added. “By the end of the Combine, I have the fastest guys.”

Boldon’s guys included cornerback Patrick Peterson, who covered 40 yards in 4.34 seconds.

But that’s why the results of the Scouting Combine can be so deceptive. Guys are evaluated based on how they run without pads or opponents or a ball in the air or anything else that bridges the Grand Canyon between track and field and the football field.

That’s why a guy’s time in the 40-yard dash is simply one piece of a much more complex puzzle that can’t reliably be solved unless and until we see what these guys can do when they’re lined up against the best that college football has had to offer over the last decade, or longer.

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1. marvsleezy says: Feb 18, 2012 9:55 PM

   From what I understand you need a baseline speed time to compare everyone with, so why not 40 yards? It’s a fair test of how fast you can accelerate from nothing and reach top speed . So if you run a fast 40, chances are you will be fast in a 20 or a 60 yard dash as well. Maybe the media should tell us about the agility test around the cones more and add that time to the 40 for a more meaningful number.
2. thesarcasm says: Feb 18, 2012 9:57 PM

   They should make them go through the combine in Pads… No contract drills, but make them do the 40, and all other tests in pads.

   They wear them on Sunday.
3. dowhatifeellike says: Feb 18, 2012 10:07 PM

   Have them do the bench press, then let them play flag football for 3-4 hours. That’ll show just as much as the individual combine events.
4. mrslay1 says: Feb 18, 2012 10:15 PM

   I think it’s a great thing to teach kids. Certainly most football runners do not run a straight line, but learning the from until it is a instinct can only help them. Even if only in certain situations. I have often wondered why so much was put on the 40 times. I think it is for break away speed or seperation maybe. But how quick you cover the first 4 to 7 yards in pads has always been the most important unless your a wide receiver and even then. The best running backs in history were never the fastest guys on the team. Earl Campbell, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith are just a few. Fast yes but not speedsters.
5. marvsleezy says: Feb 18, 2012 10:40 PM

   Why bother wearing pads? Do you really think some guys are that much slower in pads than another guy? Pads pretty much affect everyone equally, plus, a lot of guys don’t wear thigh pads anymore- and don’t you think guys would just wear the smallest pads possible? So are you going to dictate the size of the pads too? Once again, you just need a baseline where everything is the same for everyone.
6. hutch119 says: Feb 18, 2012 10:49 PM

   It is a somewhat useful test although running it in pads would make much more sense, after all the reason behind the 40 is because that was the average distance of a punt. It was a means of testing if someone could cover punts or not.
7. ajmojo says: Feb 18, 2012 10:51 PM

   So let me get this straight…an organization that generates billions of dollars in revenue and is seeking to determine a manner in which to determine 200 or so top college football players (not the top athletes) still uses the sprint, the broad jump, and the vertical leap to determine their ability as athletes. Transfer a million bones worth of bobble head sales to the dudes at Mythbusters and come up with some real world applicable tests you cheap bastards. A sprint through resistance pads, a broad jump with a 250 lb resistance band, a brick wall to run through, that sort of thing.
8. ajmojo says: Feb 18, 2012 10:51 PM

   yes i said determine 3 times in one sentence…bourbon has its effects.

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