Sports Connections Hints: Apr 24, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 24, 2025 (2025-04-24). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #399

Puzzle #399 · 2025-04-24 · sports

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #399 for 2025-04-24, edition sports, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: PEOPLE INVOLVED IN MAKING A DRAFT PICK, DRILLS PERFORMED BY NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS, QBS DRAFTED OUTSIDE THE FIRST ROUND and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

PEOPLE INVOLVED IN MAKING A DRAFT PICK
DRILLS PERFORMED BY NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS
QBS DRAFTED OUTSIDE THE FIRST ROUND
RECENT NFL DRAFT HOST CITIES

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

PEOPLE INVOLVED IN MAKING A DRAFT PICK

SCOUT

COACH

OWNER

DRILLS PERFORMED BY NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS

VERTICAL

40-YARD DASH

BENCH PRESS

3-CONE DRILL

QBS DRAFTED OUTSIDE THE FIRST ROUND

BRADY

PURDY

HURTS

MONTANA

RECENT NFL DRAFT HOST CITIES

DETROIT

KANSAS CITY

PHILADELPHIA

CLEVELAND

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.