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With the NFL Scouting Combine starting today, what better time for former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Austen Lane to tweet out some of the most inappropriate and outrageous questions scouts and front office personnel asked him at his Combine.
When a scout at the combine asked me... "If you could kill someone and not get caught, would you?" pic.twitter.com/mwK5UX8gvW
— Austen Lane (@A_Train_92) February 23, 2016
When a scout at the combine asked me if I thought my mother was attractive. pic.twitter.com/FPwc6OVdtj
— Austen Lane (@A_Train_92) February 23, 2016
When a coach made the statement during my combine interview... "I see you have dreads, you smoke weed don't you?" pic.twitter.com/fu2BLm55uF
— Austen Lane (@A_Train_92) February 23, 2016
When a scout asked me at the combine if I had to murder someone: Would I use a gun or a knife? pic.twitter.com/R5BHMxiDM7
— Austen Lane (@A_Train_92) February 23, 2016
When a scout at the combine asked me "boxers or briefs". pic.twitter.com/6IwjeszYBD
— Austen Lane (@A_Train_92) February 23, 2016
I have zero doubt Lane -- the same guy who documented what it's like to be cut in the NFL, was candid about his time here in Jacksonville and head coach Gus Bradley, and who is now MMA fighting -- is telling the truth.