you refer to is one of the 30 visits each team is allowed. I have never heard of one of those visits not including a workout unless the player is injured. That is one of the reasons you bring the player in.
If a team went to hold a "private workout" (which I don't think is allowed) at the player's college or wherever he is training, it would most certainly be considered one of those 30 visits. Teams are not allowed to send reps all over the country to work out players privately. It would defeat the purpose of limiting teams to 30 visits.
I suspect some of this confusion is the result of people starting to call the visits at teams' facilities "private visits" instead of simply one of the team's "30 visits".
i don't know the nuances of the rule or if it even still exists but local players do not count towards the 30. It kind of sucks being in NY and not being around a school like Alabama. Our local schools are like Rutgers.
I attended in the late 80's, and they were nauseatingly mediocre back then with Dick Anderson as the coach (former Penn St. OC). Average season 6-5 . . . even though Anderson knew Penn St.'s tendencies, they still kicked our ass every year. Schiano had them decent for a while, he's back now, but not the same anymore after Coughlin called him an asshole at the end of the NT-TB game years back.
i don't know the nuances of the rule or if it even still exists but local players do not count towards the 30. It kind of sucks being in NY and not being around a school like Alabama. Our local schools are like Rutgers.
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I think “local” means players who live in the area (within 100 miles?) as well as players who went to nearby schools. If you think the Giants are at a disadvantage because they have to share “local” with the Jets and Eagles (New Jersey players probably get free visits to all 3 teams), what about a team like Buffalo? Even the Pats are at somewhat of a disadvantage because their local schools aren’t exactly football factories. On the other hand, think about the Dolphins and the great players who grew up in south Florida. I would guess that the Giants have more players with local ties than most of the other teams.
Thanks, I wasn't sure how that worked.
If a team went to hold a "private workout" (which I don't think is allowed) at the player's college or wherever he is training, it would most certainly be considered one of those 30 visits. Teams are not allowed to send reps all over the country to work out players privately. It would defeat the purpose of limiting teams to 30 visits.
I suspect some of this confusion is the result of people starting to call the visits at teams' facilities "private visits" instead of simply one of the team's "30 visits".
I think “local” means players who live in the area (within 100 miles?) as well as players who went to nearby schools. If you think the Giants are at a disadvantage because they have to share “local” with the Jets and Eagles (New Jersey players probably get free visits to all 3 teams), what about a team like Buffalo? Even the Pats are at somewhat of a disadvantage because their local schools aren’t exactly football factories. On the other hand, think about the Dolphins and the great players who grew up in south Florida. I would guess that the Giants have more players with local ties than most of the other teams.