The NFL Scouting Combine was this weekend.

If you are unaware of the Combine it is an event held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Teams, executives, scouts, and NFL draft prospects alike are all in attendance.

Prospects will go through weigh-ins, interviews, and athletic testing all so teams can get a better gauge of the player they are considering drafting. However, that is not the most important part of the Combine.

Medical testing is easily it. It allows for team doctors to check out the prospects and diagnose any unforeseen lingering issues, of find issues that have not been diagnosed yet.

All of the events are optional at the Combine, and the players can opt out of anyone they want. Consensus top quarterback Caleb Williams took that to heart.

The only thing Williams took part in, outside of interviews was the weigh-ins. He even denied doing medicals, something extremely rare. 

Now people may be quick to jump to conclusions saying there are red flags by him doing that medical-wise, or even assuming he has way too big of an ego for doing this.

The reality of it is much more simple.

Caleb Williams had this to say about his decision.

USC QB Caleb Williams is skipping the medical evaluation process at the combine this week. He says he’ll go through medicals during team visits with teams considering drafting himpic.twitter.com/lPUTK7bkaK

— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) March 1, 2024

Now the way he gives his answer can come across as cocky, but when you dig into the ramifications of his decision, it is actually a brilliant strategy by he and his team.

Not giving out medicals to all 32 teams, as most players usually do, can actually benefit the team that drafts him. 

If every team has access to the same medical report they will all see the same things that pop up that can cause concern. By Caleb only doing medicals for a select amount of teams, that will obviously leave teams without his medical history, thus they don't know any potential problems he may have. 

Say Caleb Williams had a left quad issue, and it was exasperated by him rolling out with that leg in front. If every team had access to that info, the plan to attack Williams would become quite obvious. With Williams only doing this for select teams, most will be left to discover that issue on their own, and something that specific might not be discovered after a couple of games. 

Williams' decision is one unlike we have ever seen before. It makes you wonder, will more players follow suit in the future?