MIAMI GARDENS, FL – DECEMBER 31: Dak Prescott #15 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs sets to throw during the second half of the Capital One Orange Bowl game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Sun Life Stadium on December 31, 2014 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Wrong number text from scout reveals interesting insight into pre-draft process

It looks like the Houston Texans have the wrong number for Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott, which led to a strange and funny text message exchange between a Texans scout and a female amateur triathlete in Louisiana.

Trade secrets weren’t necessarily revealed in the leaked text, but it is interesting that the scout, Rob Kisiel, tried to finagle info regarding other teams out of Prescott by stating that he would “need” the prospect to list teams that have shown interest and/or brought him in for visits. A lot of this is public, but it also comes off as kind of shady. I mean, it’s certainly not pertinent information and it isn’t Prescott’s responsibility to relay any of that to Kisiel.

But if you want to remain on a scout’s good side, are you really going to refuse to share that information? Prospects’ hands are sort of tied in these situations, which is why it’s a rather clever tactic.

About Brad Gagnon

Brad Gagnon has been passionate about both sports and mass media since he was in diapers -- a passion that won't die until he's in them again. Based in Toronto, he's worked as a national NFL blog editor at theScore.com, a producer and writer at theScore Television Network and a host, reporter and play-by-play voice at Rogers TV. His work has also appeared at CBSSports.com, Deadspin, FoxSports.com, The Guardian, The Hockey News and elsewhere at Comeback Media, but his day gig has him covering the NFL nationally for Bleacher Report.

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