INDIANAPOLIS -- On the first day of the NFL Scouting Combine, Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's first official job interview already qualified as epic.
The 337 prospects spending four days in Indianapolis are openly evaluated by scouts, coaches, personnel men and medical professionals. The doctors got first crack at Tua.
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