{"id":528199,"date":"2022-12-16T19:43:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T16:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nfl-meeting-gets-heated-after-draft-combine-compared-to-slave-auction\/"},"modified":"2022-12-16T19:43:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T16:43:28","slug":"nfl-meeting-gets-heated-after-draft-combine-compared-to-slave-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nfl-meeting-gets-heated-after-draft-combine-compared-to-slave-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"#NFL meeting gets heated after draft combine compared to &#8216;slave auction&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c16b1bc256\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c16b1bc256\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nfl-meeting-gets-heated-after-draft-combine-compared-to-slave-auction\/#%E2%80%9CNFL_meeting_gets_heated_after_draft_combine_compared_to_%E2%80%98slave_auction%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NFL meeting gets heated after draft combine compared to &#8216;slave auction&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;NFL meeting gets heated after draft combine compared to &#8216;slave auction'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Troy Vincent, the NFL\u2019s executive vice president of football operations, caused a stir at league meetings on Wednesday when he reportedly compared the scouting combine to a \u201cslave auction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That notion upset some team owners, including Cowboys leader Jerry Jones and Falcons owner Arthur Blank, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/nfl-owners-get-defensive-after-scouting-combine-gets-compared-to-slave-auction-by-league-exec-troy-vincent\/\">according to CBS Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent reportedly made the comment while announcing changes to the combine that would include a less rigorous medical evaluation process and a focus on questions teams ask of draft prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Blank im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely stood up and took issue with Vincent\u2019s comments, sources in the meeting told the website. CBS wrote that Blank \u201ctook umbrage with the idea that he was either taking part in or helping to prop up an event that could be considered racist.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when Jones reportedly took the microphone and discussed the \u201cprivilege\u201d of playing in the NFL \u2014 explaining that with the thousands of\u00a0college football\u00a0players out there, only about 300 get invited to the combine, adding that even fewer get drafted.<\/p>\n<p>A Cowboys spokesman said Jones didn\u2019t say \u201cprivilege,\u201d but instead said \u201copportunity,\u201d according to CBS Sports. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Troy-Vincent-copy.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Troy Vincent, the NFL's EVP of Football Operations, during the Leaders &quot;An Evening With...&quot; event at Under the Bridge at Stamford Bridge on Oct. 7, 2019 in London, England.  \" class=\"wp-image-25036547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Troy-Vincent-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Troy-Vincent-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=500 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption>Troy Vincent, the NFL\u2019s EVP of Football Operations, during the Leaders \u201cAn Evening With\u2026\u201d event at Under the Bridge at Stamford Bridge on Oct. 7, 2019 in London, England.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Leaders<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Jerry-Jones-copy-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cowboys owner Jerry Jones prior to a game against the Houston Texans at AT&amp;T Stadium on Dec. 11, 2022 in Arlington, Texas.  \" class=\"wp-image-25036580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Jerry-Jones-copy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Jerry-Jones-copy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Jerry-Jones-copy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cowboys owner Jerry Jones prior to a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> against the Houston Texans at AT&amp;T Stadium on Dec. 11, 2022 in Arlington, Texas.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Vincent \u2014 who played 15 NFL seasons at cornerback \u2014 told reporters that the league is trying to be better about communicating with players. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just feel like the overall experience, talking to the players, we can be better in that particular aspect,\u201d he said. \u201cSo there was, I would say, a good discussion around what that looks like, where we could be, keeping in mind that the combine is the player\u2019s first experience with the National Football League, and in that experience, there has to be dignity. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity for the young men, but there has to be some form of dignity and level of dignity and respect as they go through that process. That was the overall <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a> around our combine [discussion.]\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"931\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Athur-Blank-copy.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Falcons owner Arthur Blank during the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.  \" class=\"wp-image-25036607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Athur-Blank-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Athur-Blank-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Falcons owner Arthur Blank during the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Steelers\u00a0owner Art Rooney II \u2014 who is chairman of the NFL Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee \u2014 reportedly chimed in, adding that teams need the necessary information at the combine to make informed decisions.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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