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NFL scouting combine helps some, raises questions about others and creates intrigue as draft looms

Colorado defensive back Travis Hunter tosses a football as he watches drills at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Colorado defensive back Travis Hunter tosses a football as he watches drills at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When the NFL scouting combine opened, everyone wanted to see Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter work out at two positions and how the top quarterback duel would go.

Those hopes were dashed in Indianapolis.

Hunter skipped both on-field opportunities and quarterbacks Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders joined the growing list of top prospects who opted to work out at their college pro days instead of at the combine.

Fans must now wait days or weeks for the full picture to come into view, though the combine still was filled with interesting twists and intriguing plots that will be discussed between now and the draft, which begins in Green Bay on April 24.

Here’s a look at some of the top stories from the combine: