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It's the most wonderful time of the year! No, no, it's not the opening day of Bengals training camp just yet, but we are exactly one week away from the NFL draft combine and the proper beginning of the draft season!! NFL Network has released their combine schedule so the hordes of draftniks and devout fans can schedule their lives around watching their favorite prospects run 40 yards as fast as they can, lift a lot of weight as much as they can, and jump as high as they can. Now, that might sound like the seventh layer of hell for some of you, my wife included, but it is heaven on earth for us here at Cincy Jungle. Check out the schedule (provided by SB Nation's Mocking the Draft) below.
Thursday, February 23
2:30 PM – Around the League: 2012 NFL Scouting Combine Press Conferences
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: 2012 NFL Scouting CombineFriday, February 24
2:30 PM – Around the League: 2012 NFL Scouting Combine Press Conferences
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: 2012 NFL Scouting CombineSaturday, February 25
9:00 AM – Workouts: Kickers, Offensive Linemen, Tight Ends – LIVE
(Encores with cut-down versions at 8:00 PM & 12 Midnight)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: 2012 NFL Scouting Combine
(Encores at 11:00 PM)
STARTING AT 9:00 AM – NFL.com LIVE: Complete, all-access coverage of two groupsALL DAY – NFL.com: Exclusive daily video clips available
Sunday, February 26
9:00 AM – Workouts: Running Backs, Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers – LIVE
(Encores with cut-down versions at 8:00 PM & 12 Midnight)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: 2012 NFL Scouting Combine
(Encores at 11:00 PM)
STARTING AT 9:00 AM – NFL.com LIVE: Complete, all-access coverage of group workoutsALL DAY – NFL.com: Exclusive daily video clips available
Monday, February 27
9:00 AM – Workouts: Linebackers, Defensive Linemen – LIVE
(Encores with cut-down versions at 8:00 PM & 12 Midnight)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: 2012 NFL Scouting Combine
(Encores at 11:00 PM)
STARTING AT 9:00 AM – NFL.com LIVE: Complete, all-access coverage of group workoutsALL DAY – NFL.com: Exclusive daily video clips available
Tuesday, February 28
9:00 AM – Workouts: Defensive Backs – LIVE
(Encores with cut-down versions at 8:00 PM & 12 Midnight)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: 2012 NFL Scouting Combine
(Encores at 11:00 PM)
STARTING AT 9:00 AM – NFL.com LIVE: Complete, all-access coverage of group workoutsALL DAY – NFL.com: Exclusive daily video clips available
For Bengals fans, February 25, 26, and 27 will be days to watch and see if any top prospects possibly drop out of the 1st round and fall to the Bengals in the second, or if any players emerge and become first round prospects for the Bengals. It's an exciting time to be a Bengals fan, and you can kick off the most anticipated off-season in a long time by watching the draft combine and rooting for your favorite prospects. Well, you can watch it if you have DirecTV or Insight, but if you don't have either of those cable providers, bars and restaurants normally open at 11am on weekdays.