This article originally appeared on this site last year. We are running it again since it is of value regarding the combine. This week, the entire NFL scouting community will descend upon Indianapolis ...

Professional football players shape their workout plans based on the muscles most important to what they do on the field. For example, quarterbacks need arm strength to throw effective passes. For ...

In American football, speed and strength are often celebrated, but agility is the hidden factor that turns good athletes into game-changers. Agility determines whether a wide receiver can outmaneuver ...

While all of the vertical jump, broad jump, 40-yard dash and shuttle run drills can be used to measure explosiveness as well as other traits, the three-cone drill is the one that focuses primarily on ...

Development of the cardiovascular system helps to ease transition into the next phase while decreasing the chance of injury and delaying the onset of fatigue. The next improvement in this stage is ...