NFL Draft weirdness: They asked Penn State football players what?

STATE COLLEGE − It was one of the most perplexing questions in a yearly NFL Draft routine full of unexpected evaluations:

How many basketballs does it take to fill a school bus?

The dozen or so Penn State football players working out during Friday’s Pro Day in Holuba Hall shared stories from their ongoing gauntlet of NFL meet-and-greet interviews.

It’s all leading up to the draft and free agency frenzy at the end of next month. NFL personnel prodding and quizzing and questioning players about animals and fruit and the alphabet.

And dishing out brainteasers to assess critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Linebacker Curtis Jacobs answers questions from members of the press during Penn State’s Pro Day in Holuba Hall on March 15, 2024, in State College.

Like how Penn State’s NFL-bound tight end Theo Johnson and linebacker Curtis Jacobs said a coach from an unnamed NFL team asked them, in separate interviews, to figure out how many basketballs would fit on a bus.

“I had a lot of questions myself. Are the basketballs flat, are there seats (on the bus)?” Jacobs told reporters with a smile. “There’s a lot of things you need to know.

“They want to see how you analyze it. I was really thinking it through, though. I wanted to know …”

Tight end Theo Johnson participates in a blocking drill during Penn State’s Pro Day in Holuba Hall on March 15, 2024, in State College.

When pressed on Friday, Johnson laughed and declined to provide how he answered. “It was a long calculation thing about how wide a basketball is, how wide a seat is, how high it is. I’m not going to try and figure that out in front of all you guys here.”

Jacobs said he estimated that it would take between 1,000 and 3,000 basketballs to do the job. He’d triple the number if the balls were deflated.

“I feel you have to analyze it, ask questions, because…

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Author : York Daily Record

Publish date : 2024-03-15 22:16:33

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