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[QUOTE="BlazeOrange, post: 1383336, member: 683"]
The combine has limited space and is already invitation only.  As noted above, a return clause would result in tons of underclassmen declaring each year, much more than the NFL can (or would care) to accommodate.  So their interviews/evaluations will primarily be at their school's pro days which can be done at little to no expense to the student athletes.

The problem not really discussed yet deals with the preparation for the combine/pro day/whatever.  It's pretty common for seniors to take the semester off to train, which isn't a big deal since they don't have eligibility to protect and many already graduated anyway.  Underclassmen who hope to continue playing if not drafted don't have that option.  So they may not produce their peak measurables for the scouts.  This shouldn't matter for the elite prospects, but would impact borderline players.  Which could be a good thing since another year of seasoning would probably benefit them.

Or the NFL could just do something like the NHL and draft the rights to players while they are in college.  Would just need a mechanism to handle if the team/player don't agree on when he can leave school.
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