Five prospects eager to eliminate red-flag status at Scouting Combine

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Stopwatches make headlines at the NFL Scouting Combine, but prospect grades are rarely swayed by sprints in shorts.

As former Patriots and Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli put it, NFL front offices and coaching staff use the combine as a verification tool to confirm what their eyes and ears already know about a prospect from months or years of work on most players.

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