NFL manager Troy Vincent likens the combine to a “SLAVE AUCTION” with owners “getting defensive” as the Atlanta Falcons’ Arthur Blank remains “offended” and Jerry Jones claims it’s a “privilege” to be in the league to play
- The league’s VP of Football Operations likened the combine to a “slave auction.”
- It turns out that Vincent announced that the event would do away with lengthy medical tests
- Teams are also closely monitored for prospect questions
- According to a report, several owners went to the microphone to answer Vincent
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NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent made a startling claim Wednesday while speaking to team owners.
Often referred to as Goodell’s No. 2, Vincent likened the NFL combine to a “slave auction,” according to a report.
Vincent, who played 15 seasons at cornerback, angered numerous owners including Falcons owner Arthur Blank and Cowboys boss Jerry Jones with the inflammatory comment, according to CBS Sports.
Blank is said to have stood up immediately and expressed his insult at the statements.
The NFL’s executive vice president of football operations reportedly caused offense on Thursday
He was reportedly “offended at the idea that he was either attending an event or helping to support an event that could be viewed as racist.”
Often willing to voice his opinions, Jones next stood up and, according to CBS, referred to the “privilege” of playing in the National Football League.
Jones noted how many thousands of college football players there are, how only about 300 are invited to the combine, and how even fewer are drafted.
Vincent spoke of changes to medical testing and monitoring of questions to prospects
Although a Cowboys spokesman has reportedly since said Jones didn’t say “privilege” but said “opportunity.”
has reached out to the Cowboys and Falcons for comment.
Steelers owner Art Rooney II, who also happens to be the chairman of the league’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, expressed his thoughts that information is necessary to make properly informed decisions.
First, Vincent announced changes to the combine, including doing away with supposedly lengthy medical exams and overseeing teams’ questions to potential prospects.
Jerry Jones, who never shied away from expression, reportedly thought differently than Vincent
“We just feel that when we talk to the players, the overall experience can be better in that particular aspect,” Vincent told reporters later on Wednesday.
“So there was, I’d say, a good discussion about what that looks like where we could be, considering the combine is the player’s first experience of the National Football League and in that experience there has to be one Would.
“It’s a great opportunity for the young men, but there has to be some form of dignity and a certain level of dignity and respect as they go through this process. That was the overarching theme of our combine harvester [discussions.]’
Vincent made five Pro Bowls, was a two-time All-Pro, and is also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame. He was picked up with the seventh overall by the Miami Dolphins, where he played four seasons.
Eight years in Philadelphia followed before short stays in Buffalo and Washington ended a glittering career.
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank (L) was reportedly offended by Vincent’s comments