Murder? Drugs? Incest? The Strange Questions One NFL Player Was Asked At The Combine
Austen Lane takes us through the looking glass.
The sporting world’s creepiest event began yesterday in Indianapolis with hundreds of clipboard-toting, khaki-clad scouts poring over the bodies shirtless young men. Yes, the NFL Scouting Combine is here and with it, comes a fascinating peek inside the bizarre process courtesy of former NFL lineman Austen Lane.
The one-time Jaguar, Lion, Chief and Bear, who was taken in the fifth round of the 2010 draft, tweeted some of the utter nonsense he was forced to answer during his own trip to the combine. Let’s address them one by one.
When a scout at the combine asked me… “If you could kill someone and not get caught, would you?” pic.twitter.com/mwK5UX8gvW
— Austen Lane (@A_Train_92) February 23, 2016
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That’s a wild scenario, but it’s easy to see what the scout was getting at. This is just a more creative why of asking Lane is he was a psychopath—something you’d obviously want to know before the draft. Right, Patriots?
When a scout at the combine asked me “boxers or briefs”. pic.twitter.com/6IwjeszYBD
— Austen Lane (@A_Train_92) February 23, 2016
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NFL combine or back page Q&A in Tiger Beat?
When a scout asked me at the combine if I had to murder someone: Would I use a gun or a knife? pic.twitter.com/R5BHMxiDM7
— Austen Lane (@A_Train_92) February 23, 2016
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This clever scout comes with the trick question. The right answer is obvious bomb.
When a coach made the statement during my combine interview… “I see you have dreads, you smoke weed don't you?” pic.twitter.com/fu2BLm55uF
— Austen Lane (@A_Train_92) February 23, 2016
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Reasonable responses to this question include, “I see you’re old, you’re a racist aren’t you?”
When a scout at the combine asked me if I thought my mother was attractive. pic.twitter.com/FPwc6OVdtj
— Austen Lane (@A_Train_92) February 23, 2016
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Annnnnnd that’s easily the weirdest question. Not just because it’s incest-related, but because it’s hard to imagine how a player’s crush on his mom would be relevant to a team. If anything, it’s a bonus. He’d be more likely to stay home than to go out and get in trouble.