The Scouting Combine inevitably will.The news that NFL’s annual scouting convention will remain in Indianapolis through 2021 amounts to yet another one-year Band-Aid extension https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Andrew-Luck-Jersey , with the reality that the reality show will be taken on the road still looming large over the city that has hosted it for decades.The league’s power brokers know it, and some of them already are privately saying it. With the draft becoming a major attraction as it migrates from city to city, the Scouting Combine can, and will, follow suit.It’s just a matter of time, and its time could come as soon as 2022.The decision to move the Combine workouts into prime time is the clearest indication yet that the league is ready to accelerate the Combine into growth mode. And it’s not hard to envision the event playing out on multiple consecutive evenings with a full stadium of fans and a three-letter network audience and thousands of fans milling about outside the stadium and plenty of other bells and whistles aimed at generated hundreds of thousands of dollars and center in a place other than Indianapolis.Currently, the event in Indy barely registers a local blip, especially in comparison to other NFL major events. While that’s a good thing for those who are working at the Combine, it’s not as good as it can be for the NFL, which knows that it’s leaving money on the table by letting the Combine stay in Indianapolis.It surely won’t be there indefinitely. It may not be there for more than the next two years. And the National Football League will find yet another way to generate millions of dollars during the portion of the calendar when no football games are being played. INDIANAPOLIS — Darius Leonard and Quenton Nelson made a quick impression on their veteran teammates.The first time the Indianapolis Colts wore pads at training camp Josh Ferguson Jersey , longtime left tackle Anthony Castonzo watched Nelson, the new left guard, stop defensive linemen cold on successive plays. Andrew Luck got a glimpse of Leonard’s skills when the new linebacker leapt in the air, twisted his body and picked off his pass.The veterans knew instantly this rookie class would be different.On Friday, Leonard and Nelson were rewarded for their remarkable debut seasons by becoming the second set of rookie teammates to be voted to The Associated Press All-Pro team. Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus were the other players to achieve first-team status in 1965, and both went on to have Hall of Fame careers with the Bears.“In both cases they bring a lot of juice into the meeting room, into the weight room. They have infectious leadership qualities,” first-year coach Frank Reich said. “Their love for the game, their love to compete at the highest level, I just think is very infectious T.J. Green Color Rush Jersey , and you love their confidence to be able to just let that loose.”It happened faster than expected.While analysts generally regarded Nelson as a star down the road when the Colts took him No. 6 overall in April’s draft, the 6-foot-5, 330-pound guard was immediately penciled into the starting lineup and started showing flashes of what he could do. When the pads went on, Nelson turned up the intensity and became a smash hit.His nasty attitude set the tone for the Colts’ offensive line, and he teamed with Castonzo and center Ryan Kelly, Indy’s first-round picks in 2011 and 2016, to change the team’s reputation. As a result, Indianapolis (10-6) allowed a league-low 18 sacks this season after giving up a league-high 56 in 2017. Marlon Mack rushed for 100 yards four times — the most by a Colts running back in 11 years — and the Colts reached the playoffs for the first time since 2014.Now the honors are piling up, too.Nelson became the first Colts offensive lineman chosen to the Pro Bowl since Jeff Saturday in 2010, Indy’s first rookie Pro Bowler since Marshall Faulk in 1994 https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Matthias-Farley-Jersey , and the first guard to make it since Ron Solt in 1987. Now he’s the first Colts All-Pro lineman since Saturday in 2007.Castonzo knew it was possible from the start.“The first morning (of practice) at camp, he went in and absolutely stoned somebody, just locked him down. I don’t even know who it was,” Castonzo told the AP. “Then he did it again on the next play and you knew it wasn’t a fluke.”Leonard faced a more daunting challenge after starring at South Carolina State, an FCS school.General manager Chris Ballard became a fan after watching Leonard make 19 tackles against eventual national champion Clemson in 2016. He didn’t wait long to take Leonard, selecting him with the first of four second-round picks, No. 36 overall.Leonard’s transition was delayed, too. He worked out at the combine despite a quadriceps injury and was held out of offseason workouts when he tweaked the muscle. Naturally, Leonard felt like he was behind when he arrived at training camp. But he turned heads at camp with his interception — and never stopped.He wound up setting a franchise record with a league-leading 163 tackles and had seven sacks, six forced fumbles and two interceptions despite missing one game with a knee injury. He’s the first Indianapolis linebacker to be voted All-Pro since Robert Mathis won the league’s sacks title in 2013.How did he make the transition so smoothly?“You feel behind Christine Michael Sr Jersey , but you know that’s when I got with coach (Matt) Eberflus and coach (Dave) Borgonzi every morning,” Leonard said. “We were doing everything, just spent more time going over everything in the morning (before practice).”It worked.Ballard issued a statement in which he took no credit for hitting the jackpot with his first two draft picks, though he certainly understands the magnitude of the feat after spending his first 12 NFL seasons in the Bears’ scouting department.“We are thrilled for Quenton and Darius and they are both deserving of All-Pro recognition,” he said. “Both will also be the first to credit their teammates for the honor. That’s a testament to the unique culture that has been developed in our building.”100<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:View from the sidelines: NFL cheerleaders 2018Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports | Raj Mehta