"Would you share your internet history?" - Top 5 craziest NFL Combine questions prospects had to answer

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Prospect attempts to impress at NFL Combine

One of the bigger responsibilities of NFL players is answering questions on a wide variety of topics after games and practices. However, to get into positions with those responsibilities, prospects have to pass the interview boot camp with teams at the NFL Combine.

At the NFL Combine, players are asked conventional football and job interview questions, but are also grilled on some bizarre topics. Here's a look at five of the most insane questions reportedly asked of players in the past via For the Win.


#5 "Would you share your internet history with us?"

Prospect shows off skills at NFL Combine
Prospect shows off skills at NFL Combine

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For some people, this question is their biggest phobia. However, others may be happy to turn over their records.

According to Gregg Bell on Twitter, one offensive lineman had to think about this test on the spot. Spencer Drago reportedly said he would, revealing that he has a big interest in food.


#4 "What’s your murder weapon of choice?"

Austen Lane after Combine at Jacksonville Jaguars 2010 Headshots
Austen Lane after Combine at Jacksonville Jaguars 2010 Headshots

According to Austen Lane on Twitter, he was asked by a scout if he would use a gun or a knife to kill someone. It is unclear what the goal behind this test was, because it seems there is no right answer, even if Lane refuses to answer the question.

If he said he'd use a gun, one of the most impersonal ways to kill someone, he'd come off as someone who doesn't like to get his hands dirty.

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If he said he'd use a knife, he'd come off as a psycho who, like many villains say in movies, "likes to watch the life leave someone's eyes."


#3 "Boxers or briefs?"

Prospect performs at test at Combine
Prospect performs at test at Combine

It seems Austen Lane is either a glutton for punishment, or just more willing to reveal the bizarre side of the NFL Combine.

This question appears to simply be probing to see how much patience a player has to jump through hoops no matter how seemingly menial or off-topic.

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However, perhaps the weight difference of the material is an active piece of the calculus in finding a way to add a little bit more pushing power at the line of scrimmage.


#2 "When did you lose your virginity?"

Obum Gwacham at Oakland Raiders v Seattle Seahawks
Obum Gwacham at Oakland Raiders v Seattle Seahawks

This one is even more bizarre than the previous one.

According to Dane Brugler, an NFL team asked defensive end Obum Gwacham about his sex life in an interview. He declined to answer.

However, it is unknown how forcefully he rejected the inquiry. While some other questions may have some loose set of strategies behind it, this question makes zero sense.


#1 "Is your mother a prostitute?"

Dez Bryant at Dallas Cowboys v New York Giants
Dez Bryant at Dallas Cowboys v New York Giants

Lastly, one can only wonder how some of the interviewers transition from football questions to probing personal questions.

Asking if someone's mother is a prostitute could be a jab at trying to get a rise out of the player to test their patience. It is unlikely the question has any other reason to be asked, but it underscores the lengths NFL teams will go to try to get an unbaked response from a prospect.

According to ESPN.com, Dez Bryant told Yahoo! Sports that the question ticked him off, but he "didn't show it."

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