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WHAT:
72nd Annual National
Football League Player Selection Meeting.
WHERE: Radio
City Music Hall, 1260 6th Avenue, New York City (Between 50th and
51st Streets).
WHEN: Noon
ET, Saturday, April 28 (Rounds 1-3). 11:00 AM ET, Sunday, April 29
(Rounds 4-7).
The first three rounds will conclude on Saturday
by approximately 10:00 PM ET. In 2006, the first
round consumed four hours and 48 minutes; the second, three hours
and 10 minutes; and the
third, one hour and 38 minutes. The draft will resume on Sunday at
11:00 AM ET for the final four
rounds, ending at approximately 6:00 PM ET.
DRAFTING: Representatives
of the 32 NFL clubs by telephone communication with their general
managers, coaches and scouts.
ROUNDS: Seven
Rounds – Rounds 1 through 3 on Saturday, April 28; and Rounds 4
through 7 on Sunday, April 29.
There will be 255 selections, including 32
compensatory choices that have been awarded to 16
teams which suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted
free agents last year. The following 32 compensatory choices will
supplement the 223 regular choices in the seven rounds – Round
3: San Diego, 33; San
Francisco, 34; Indianapolis, 35; Oakland, 36. Round
4: Pittsburgh, 33; Atlanta,
34; Baltimore, 35; San Francisco, 36; Indianapolis, 37; Baltimore,
38. Round 5: Pittsburgh,
33; New England, 34; San Diego, 35; Indianapolis, 36; Baltimore,
37. Round 6: Baltimore,
33; New England, 34; New England, 35; Seattle, 36. Round
7: Green Bay,33; Atlanta,
34; Tampa Bay, 35; Tampa Bay, 36; New England, 37; St. Louis, 38;
St. Louis, 39; NY Giants, 40; Jacksonville, 41; Jacksonville, 42;
Cincinnati, 43; Oakland, 44; Detroit, 45.
New England (Nos. 24 and 28) has two selections in
the first round. Seattle does not have a first round pick. All
other teams have one first-round selection.
TIME LIMITS: Round 1: 15
minutes each team. Round 2: 10
minutes each team. Rounds 3
through 7: Five minutes
each team.
PLAYERS AT DRAFT:
The following players will be at the draft at Radio City on
Saturday: Clemson DE GAINES
ADAMS, Georgia Tech WR CALVIN
JOHNSON, Oklahoma RB ADRIAN
PETERSON, Notre Dame QB BRADY
QUINN and LSU QB JA
MARCUS RUSSELL.
TELEVISION: NFL
Network and ESPN/ESPN2 will televise the draft on both days.
INTERNET: Exclusive
coverage and behind-the-scenes features on NFL.COM
and on team websites for
draft weekend will include: live streaming of Sirius NFL Radio all
weekend; Q&As with the five college players in New York:
Gaines Adams, Calvin Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Brady Quinn and
JaMarcus Russell; NFL Network coverage and features, including
vignettes on the top players; live audio from the draft podium at
Radio City; live “Draft Tracker,” featuring coverage of each
selection; and in-depth coverage from each team website.
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