With the NFL Combine underway, players are using every opportunity to improve their stock. But, for some, the drills, interviews, and physical testing also become hindrances. We’ve seen players skipping parts of the whole process, and one Indiana player is doing the same.

Indiana linebacker Aiden Fischer has reportedly drawn interest from several NFL teams. The senior has been impressive over the past three seasons with the Hoosiers and ended his collegiate career with both a Big Ten title and a national championship. However, there have been concerns about his size. At exactly 6’0″, he is slightly below the average NFL linebacker height of around 6’1″, which has led him to decline physical testing at the NFL Combine. Instead, he has chosen to focus on positional drills during the event.

“Being with teams, doing the entire process, but also being able to do the position work with my other linebackers here, as well as the coaches and the scouts. So getting down there late is obviously a blessing and a curse,” Fischer told the media. “You come off a great season like that, which you’re about four weeks behind everybody else’s training. For me, I know I’m just one day at a time, but I’m setting that date for pro day. I think it’s been widely accepted that, just for the season being as late as it was, it isn’t as big a problem.”

Fischer is expected to complete his physical testing at Indiana’s Pro Day, opting to use the extra time to train.

This is a developing story. 

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