Plus Coach Sanders took the sting off of sending many established players to the bench, or encouraging players to leave the program. A few players here and there was always accepted, now with NIL, most anything goes.
I know nothing about the NFL and how they evaluate players. With that said, it seems to me that they place an emphasis on physical measurements and athletic ability. Mr. Lindsay is 6'5"(?) and 2XX (I heard he lost weight?. Anyway he seems to be in that "perfect QB size range.