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Impressionist Joey Mulinaro impersonates iconic NFL figures during Combine coverage

Stephen Samraby:Steve Samra•03/01/25•

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Famed impressionist Joey Mulinaro joined NFL Network’s coverage of the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, bringing a unique twist. There, he impersonated iconic league figures with a hilarious amount of accuracy.

Cris Collinsworth, Patrick Mahomes, Peyton Manning and Rob Gronkowski are some of the names Mulinaro gave an impression of during his appearance with Rich Eisen and Daniel Jeremiah. Check out the video below, and enjoy some well-earned laughs from the impressionist. He even threw in his Howard Stern for good measure.

As you can tell, there’s a reason why Mulinaro continually goes viral for his impressions. One of his more famous ones includes former Alabama coach turned ESPN analyst Nick Saban. Unfortunately, he kept that one inside the rolodex on Saturday afternoon.

Still, Mulinaro’s appearance helped break up the monotony on Saturday, even though there are worse things you could be doing than continually watching the 40-yard dash. A bevy of other celebrities stopped by the booth as well, including David Spade, and he even lent his voice to calling one of the attempts.

Where will Joey Mulinaro pop up next? It remains to be seen, but his collection of football-themed impressions continues to grow, and there might not be anybody better. Especially that Rob Gronkowski. We’re going to need to hear some more of that in the future.

More on the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine

In other news, former Virginia Tech running back Bhayshul Tuten had an outing to remember at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, running a blazing-fast 4.32 seconds in the 40-yard dash when it was his time to put a number down.

It was the top time among all running backs who participated in the event on Saturday, besting prospects like Jaydon Blue (4.39), TreVeyon Henderson (4.43) and Donovan Edwards (4.45). It was a better time than some of the NFL’s best ran when it was their time, like Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles, and Jahmyr Gibbs of the Detroit Lions.

The NFL shared a simulcam of Tuten, Barkley and Gibbs to social media, highlighting how impressive the former Hokies ball-carrier’s run was. Check it out below, as Tuten out-ran some of the best the league has to offer in the 40-yard dash.

All told, Barkley and Gibbs ran impressive times, with the former Penn State star notching a 4.40, and the former Alabama runner putting down a 4.36. That just makes Tuten’s performance that much more stunning, and it’ll be interesting to see if he rockets up draft boards following the event. 

No player might’ve helped their draft stock more than Bhayshul Tuten in Indianapolis thus far. He still has a bit of a ways to go, but he’s putting himself on the radar of teams, especially when you put yourself in the same conversation as players like Saquon Barkley and Jahmyr Gibbs.