"It's being able to sit down across from the player face to face and be able to hear their story, hear their background, their upbringing, but also getting to feel their energy," Ryans said. "Feel their passion and love for the game of football. It comes off in those 15-minute interviews and I can feel that energy very instantly."

DeMeco Ryans talked to the media this week about the biggest value he gets from being at the NFL combine. He said, "It's being able to sit down across from the player face to face and be able to hear their story,

I can’t replace that face-to-face energy and human element that is so important,” Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said. “I’m hard-pressed with how important the deci