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X-ray machine goes down at NFL combine

2012 NFL Combine

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 28: Scouts look on as a player runs the 40-yard dash during the 2012 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Joe Robbins

Players began arriving in Indianapolis on Wednesday for the first day of the NFL combine.

The first group to make it to town included kickers, special teamers, offensive linemen and tight ends.

While everyone made it to town in time to register for the event, there was an unexpected hiccup for a group of players on the first day. According to Gil Brandt of NFL.com, an X-ray machine stopped working for 2.5 hours on Wednesday that forced a group of 20 players to sit around and wait while the machine was repaired.

First day activities include registration, orientation, team interviews and preliminary medical exams. Players are also subjected to an intensive medical examination during the week but X-rays are taken care of on day one. With 332 players to get through this week, the X-ray machines will be putting in overtime. The league will have to hope the machines will hold out through the rest of the week.