Report: Agents consider advising prospects to skip NFL combine workouts

Agents are considering advising draft prospects to skip workouts at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine over restrictions the league plans to implement due to COVID-19, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Prospects will still be encouraged to participate in medicals, interviews, and non-physical testing, Schefter notes.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Sunday that agents representing over 150 prospects were organizing a boycott of the combine in response to restrictions.

The NFL issued a memo Saturday detailing the bubble arrangement players must adhere to while they are in Indianapolis. The league said it will dismiss players from the combine if they leave the bubble and limit players to bringing one medical support person who must be fully vaccinated.

Agents are set to ask the NFL Scouting Combine to remove bubble restrictions to give players access to their physical therapy and performance teams, Schefter reports.

The NFL Players Association said in a statement Sunday that it will support players who choose not to attend.

The event is slated to take place from March 1-7. The NFL canceled the combine in 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.