Each year, the NFL’s corporate ilk gathers at the Super Bowl. A few weeks later, a decidedly less formal gathering takes place.



The annual scouting combine brings together the NFL’s “football guys” – general managers, scouts, coaches and other football operations staff – all walking around downtown Indianapolis in team-issued gear, lest anyone mistake them for civilians.



Indianapolis treats the NFL meat and potatoes crowd well, and St. Elmo’s Steak House is as tough a reservation during combine week as there is anywhere. It has been a successful, symbiotic partnership between the city and the league.



However, I worry about the future of the combine, as my sense is we are in the waning years of Indianapolis hosting the event.



Stadiums are soon coming online in Los Angeles and Las Vegas – both of which were sold to ownership as future homes of the NFL Draft and the combine – and those venues are...