NFL Scouting Combine Sets Ratings Record

By Marcus Vanderberg 

A record 6.6 million viewers watched the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine Presented by Under Armour on the NFL Network, a 27 percent increase over 2010 (5.2 million viewers) and an 78 percent increase over 2007 (3.7 million viewers).

The NFL Network had their highest numbers ever on Feb. 27 when an average of 406,000 viewers watched seven hours of live coverage featuring quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers.

Online, there were 9.3 million views of NFL.com Combine videos by fans, a 50 percent increase compared to last year.

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