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How NIL era has reshaped NFL Combine landscape

February 23, 2026 08:07 AM

Ahead of this year's NFL Combine, Mike Florio and Chris Simms debate how the NIL era has altered players' motivation levels after their time in college and how it relates to contracts at the NFL level.

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