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Big 12 to Partner With NFL for Conference-Wide Pro Day in 2024

March 15, 2023
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The Big 12 Conference continues to make waves in college athletics as it announced on Wednesday a partnership with the NFL for a conference-wide Pro Day beginning in 2024.

The event, which will move to replace each school’s on-campus pro days, will take place the spring of 2024 in at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX, a place the Big 12 is familiar with as Big 12 Media Days was held there a few years back.

“The first-of-its-kind Big 12 Pro Day will provide our student-athletes an opportunity to showcase their talent and skill as they turn their NFL dreams into reality,” said Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark. “Through this partnership with the NFL, Big 12 student-athletes will receive national media exposure across NFL Network and NFL Media platforms. We are thrilled to partner with the NFL to host this Pro Day, and we look forward to creating a special experience for our student-athletes.”

According to the press release, this allows the athletes the opportunity to perform and test with a state-of-the-art medical and player skill assessments, which is designed to maximize the student-athlete prospect experience.

“The Big 12 unified approach will provide world-class maximum exposure, mentorship, and development opportunities for potential future prospects pulling on the vast resources of these Big 12 institutions,” said Troy Vincent, Sr., NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations. “From state of the art medical and talent evaluations to maximized media exposure and classroom professional development, these future leaders will experience a dignified, respectful and comprehensive assessment.”

Also included at the events will be a job fair and non-football career networking opportunities. While the NFL is the obvious goal of attending a pro day event, this might be the best event there as the large majority of the athletes in attendance will be “going pro in something other than sports,” whether it’s a few months later or after playing some form of pro football for however many days, months or years.

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Big 12 to Partner With NFL for Conference-Wide Pro Day in 2024

2,455 Views | 4 Replies | Last: 1 yr ago by RodeoPoke
Osufenceman
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Pretty interesting and should come with some sort of revenue. Curious how much and how it is divided.
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Osufenceman said:

Pretty interesting and should come with some sort of revenue. Curious how much and how it is divided.
one would hope so, but depending now how you interpret this statement:

"..."pulling on the vast resources of these Big 12 institutions," said Troy Vincent, Sr., NFL Executive Vice President"

It sounds like the schools will be covering the costs as they have in the past, and I don't see any allowance for kids to show out at any other day/time, or who might pay for their travel and housing/food.

I'm scratching my head wondering how this is a good deal for OSU. The NFL TV "sounds good", but I'm sure the NFL teams have access to anything that already happens on a campus NFL day.

We definitely need additional information on this.
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The conference would be providing content and surely would be paid for that.
RodeoPoke
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Osufenceman said:

The conference would be providing content and surely would be paid for that.
I was not aware that the NFL network needed content.

Maybe you're correct on that, I'd still like to see the written terms of the agreement, or some additional details.

If we "get paid" for "providing content", then who covers the hotel and travel expense of the players? Is there a per player amount, or is it a per school amount regardless of the number of players sent?

Does the player expense off-set any alleged revenue from this venture?

you get it... surely somebody can ask some questions and get us additional details
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