Every year there's a highly rated cornerback prospect who slips down NFL draft boards after his postseason workouts simply because his lack of 40-yard dash speed. Typically, once a cornerback's lack ...

Detroit Lions defensive back James Ihedigbo develops his speed in cone drills with added resistance. Cone drills are an excellent way to build football speed and reaction time. (NFL) Football speed is ...

Professional football players shape their workout plans based on the muscles most important to what they do on the field. For example, quarterbacks need arm strength to throw effective passes. For ...

The 2023 draft class of edge rushers is good. Damn good. From Will Anderson Jr. to Tyree Wilson to Lukas Van Ness to Andre Carter II to Myles Murphy and a myriad of other top talents, it's a ...

Development of the cardiovascular system helps to ease transition into the next phase while decreasing the chance of injury and delaying the onset of fatigue. The next improvement in this stage is ...

One of the many drills that prospects participate in at the NFL Combine is the 3-cone drill. Here is an explanation of the exercise. The NFL Combine may have begun on March 1, but the first day of ...

From medical evaluations to interviews and plenty of St. Elmo’s shrimp cocktails, the annual NFL Scouting Combine is a hectic week. The annual invitational-only event started in the early ‘80s to ...