Stacy M. Brown | 4/30/2021, 1:57 p.m. Rico Kennedy says he feels blessed to have had a second opportunity to
be able to go to Morgan State University and now a third opportunity because of Eastbay,
as he prepared for the combine at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. This year, the
combines take place on April 30, and May 1 the same time as the NFL Draft. Eastbay
When the NFL canceled a national combine in 2020 for athletes from historically black colleges and universities, former Morgan State standout linebacker Rico Kennedy figured heâd never get another shot.
One year later, with the NFL Draft taking place, Eastbay teamed up with the HBCU Combine to help Kennedy and other prospects who may otherwise have never gotten an opportunity to realize their pro football dreams.