The NFL Draft season is well underway with high profile pro days happening each week as well as player interviews with teams via virtual meetings. Mock drafts are being posted every single day across a wide array of websites, and the buzz for various college stars is ebbing and flowing as the three-day even draws near. However, one specific part of the pre-draft season that is new this year—at least to us—has us more interested than others.
We’re not sure what to call it. The Swarm Sprint? Head, Shoulders, Bees and Toes? The Spin Cycle? These are all stupid, but let’s be honest… so is this drill. In case you haven’t seen it.
Been running this drill for years whenever a bee is nearby pic.twitter.com/er1R4Xv7qP
— Colleen Wolfe (@ColleenWolfe) March 31, 2021
Somehow NFL teams are asking various pro hopefuls to run across the field while randomly spinning around at various points. Perhaps this is a good way to test their ability to participate in youth group games or avoid a random hive of bees if placed onto the field. It definitely reminds us of this favorite scene from the great comedy Tommy Boy.
We’re pretty sure the K.C. Chiefs would be exceptional at these sorts of drills given the overall team speed, especially on offense. Tyreek Hill, Mecole Hardman, Demarcus Robinson and other players could easily just outrun whatever swarm of insects were attacking the players on the field. Also if a running back did this, would we call him Clyde Edwards-Beelaire? (We’ll see ourselves out.)
All of this is silly but it was worth bringing up just for the sake of watching those drills and picturing our own favorite players choosing to participate in it. If you needed an answer to the question of “is there anything that NFL teams aren’t demanding of prospects these days in their pre-draft evaluations?” you have your answer. And as for the players who sacrificed their dignity in order to do whatever it is that’s on film here, we hope their efforts result in being taken earlier than before.