As the NFL heads into the NFL Scouting Combine this week, some of the top college prospects will be spending time with teams as they participate in interviews that will allow the teams to ask them in-person questions. But it sounds like the NFL is going to be cracking down on what type of questions teams can ask.
According to NFL insider Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports, the NFL has recently made it clear that teams are to steer clear of “improper” or “offensive” questions, threatening an extremely harsh punishment of a minimum fine of $350,000 and a draft pick no later than the third round.
“According to a league memo obtained by CBS Sports, the NFL informed teams in January that ‘improper and/or offensive questions’ have in the past ‘prompted inquiries from state attorneys general and other governmental authorities which pose potential liability’ for the NFL and its teams,” Jones wrote for CBS Sports on Monday morning. “If the league finds a team conducted itself in an inappropriate or unlawful manner during an interview, the team and its representative(s) could be fined a minimum of $350,000 and have to forfeit a draft pick no later than the third round.”
Obviously, this will leave teams very careful about the questions they ask during interviews this week.
