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The NFLPA is leading the investigation into Canter, who repped 21 players in the 2023 class. Packers second-round WR Jayden Reed and Rams seventh-round DT Desjuan Johnson, the draft’s Mr. Irrelevant, are both Canter clients. An NFL general manager confirmed to PFT he received an offer from Canter and knows “at least” two GMs who received similar offers. The Rams are likely to be at the center of the NFLPA’s investigation, with the team drafting a Canter client on the last pick of the draft. Canter’s attorney has said Canter acted within NFL rules and expects the situation to be resolved in the coming weeks.

The combine has been a staple in the pre-draft process and has only grown in popularity over the last several years. The legalization of sports betting brings an entirely different element to the event, but Smith would like to see it done away with. As he pointed out in his interview, the combine requires players to waive all of their medical rights and “endure embarrassing questions” while adding that several of the workouts are “pointless”. Smith also adds that the combine has “intrusive employment actions that don’t take place anywhere else” -- although it may be worth pointing out that the NBA, NHL, and MLB all hold combines of their own. There’s merit to what Smith pointed out, and the combine has faced its fair share of scrutiny over the years. Still, its popularity has helped it grow into a full-blown event that seems unlikely to go away any time soon.

This would obviously have an impact on the 2021 salary cap and could set up the force majeure clause of the CBA, which would spread losses over years to help negotiate cap implications. Also on the call agents were told to expect their players to be tested three times per week. One agent told SNY’s Ralph Vacchiano “There’s just so much that they don’t know. They’re going to play and they’ll do what they can to keep everyone healthy, but they just don’t know how it’s all going to work.” This includes a possible Oakley visor that covers the entire facemask.