How NIL changed the way players and teams look at Day 3 of the NFL Draft

INDIANAPOLIS — Iowa center Logan Jones could have helped someone in last year’s NFL Draft: a three-year college starter with power, quickness and considerable football acumen, who had just earned All-Big Ten honors blocking for an All-American running back in an NFL-friendly scheme.In what was considered a weak draft for center prospects, many NFL clubs would have selected Jones in a middle round with hopes of landing a long-term starter. But Jones had other plans.Advertisement