Troy Vincent, the NFL’s EVP of football operations, reportedly offended some team owners, including Jerry Jones and Arthur Blank, after comparing the scouting combine to having characteristic…
Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations, caused a stir at league meetings on Wednesday when he reportedly compared the scouting combine to a “slave auction.”
Blank immediately stood up and took issue with Vincent’s comments, sources in the meeting told the website. CBS wrote that Blank “took umbrage with the idea that he was either taking part in or helping to prop up an event that could be considered racist.” A Cowboys spokesman said Jones didn’t say “privilege,” but instead said “opportunity,” according to CBS Sports.
“We just feel like the overall experience, talking to the players, we can be better in that particular aspect,” he said. “So there was, I would say, a good discussion around what that looks like, where we could be, keeping in mind that the combine is the player’s first experience with the National Football League, and in that experience, there has to be dignity.
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