Note to self

INDIANAPOLIS--Be careful what you wish for.

For years, pro football writers have complained that, except for NFL Network, player workouts at the NFL scouting combine are closed to the media.

Well, this morning, yours truly was among two small groups of print media that were permitted to watch a portion of the passing drills involving quarterbacks and wide receivers.

While coaches, general managers and personnel men lounged in the stands, we spent close to an hour in an end-zone suite, watching passers and receivers play catch (with an occasional miss).

Think company picnic without the three-legged race.

Highlights of the early session were a pretty one-handed catch of a go route by Texas Tech wide receiver Jarrett Hicks and another nice diving grab by Central Arkansas’ Aaron Fairooz.

If either goes on to become the next Jerry Rice, remember you read it here first.

--Don Seeholzer