A pro day is a day where the college teams invite all of the NFL scouts to their campus, to watch their NFL hopefuls workout. The workouts will include similar things to the combine, 40 yard dash, vertical jump etc. They will also include a skills session, where the player will perform certain drills, position specific.
At the combine though, Newton was just paired up with random WR's, and was told to throw the ball. This can be difficult for a QB, as each WR is different to throw to. The excuses for Cam's less than perfect throwing performance was that he underestimated the talent he was throwing to. This may, or may not be the case. At his pro day today though, Cam has the chance to put this right.
As the pro day is scheduled and ran by the college, they can do certain drills that make the best of Cam's ability. Cam will feel comfortable and relaxed in very familiar surroundings, and most importantly in this case, Cam will be able to pick the WR's he throws to. He will select the player that he has played the most with, and is the most familiar with. Cam should hopefully put on a much better throwing performance, therefore 'increasing his stock'.
Cam Newton was used as an example there, but every player across the country will be in a similar position to him come their pro day. Some will want a faster 40 yard time, others will need to bench press more, all these things will improve their stock. They will feel that they can do better, in their homely surroundings. Keep your eyes on nflgbview both here and on twitter, to get all the latest news on pro days.
Here is a list of all the colleges pro days:
March 3: Baylor, Florida Atlantic
March 4: Troy, Tulane
March 7: Tulsa
March 8: Arkansas, Auburn, Oklahoma
March 9: Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State, Portland
State, Rutgers, Texas A&M, Wisconsin
March 10: Buffalo, Clemson, Fort Valley State, Fresno State, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi State, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas Tech, Washington State, West Texas A&M
March 11: Idaho, Ohio State, Oregon State, Purdue, Southern Miss, Tennessee, TCU
March 12: Arizona
March 14: Central Michigan, LSU
March 15: California (Pa.), Delaware, Florida, Kansas State, Montana State, Pittsburgh, SE Louisiana
March 16: Florida State, Hampton, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Mount Union, Penn State, Villanova
March 17: Appalachian State, Lehigh, Marshall, Michigan, Missouri, Slippery Rock, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia
March 18: Arkansas State, Missouri State, New Mexico State, Richmond, Temple
March 21: Abilene Christian, Iowa
March 22: Georgia, Iowa State, Mississippi, Nevada
March 23: Arizona State, Boston College, Central Florida, Connecticut, East Carolina, North Carolina State, Syracuse, Tennessee-Chattanooga
March 24: Boise State, Fort Hays State, San Diego State, South Florida
March 28: Cincinnati, Citadel, Houston, Rice, Texas, Utah State
March 29: UCLA, Utah
March 30: Northern Iowa, South Carolina, Southern California, Washington
March 31: Hawaii, North Carolina
April 1: Eastern Washington
April 4: SMU
April 7: Notre Dame
