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	HickokSports.com - History - NFL/AFL Drafts
		The draft, of course, is now held in late April and enveloped in an aura of hype, preceded by mock drafts conducted by a variety of media outlets and organizations and followed by stories of multi-million-dollar, multi-year contracts.
		The NFL responded by holding early drafts from the 1956 through 1959, with the first four rounds in late November or early December and rounds 5 through 30 in January.
		Early drafts were staged in secret during the early 1960s, when the rival American Football League was competing with the NFL for players.
	www.hickoksports.com /history/nfldrafts.shtml (698 words)

	NFL Draft Trivia - ProFootballNet
		Since the T-formation became the standard offensive formation in the NFL in 1946, there have been six drafts in which a quarterback was not selected in the first round: 1947, 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988 and 1996.
		Alphabetically leading the draft's 21,575 selections is end Pete Abodie (Tulane, 28th round by Cleveland in 1959), while defensive end Lew Zyzda (Purdue, 16th round by Detroit in 1956) is last on the all-time draft alphabet.
		It is believed that the first draft-day trade of draft choices in the same draft that involved no players occurred in 1972, when Oakland and New Orleans completed a trade that permitted the Raiders to move up in the second round.
	www.profootballnet.com /content/view/374/59 (892 words)

	Welcome to NFL Draft Blitz - Go
		It is common knowledge around the NFL that it takes 3 years to evaluate an NFL draft.
		Whether they make it to their dream, the NFL, or not; both men are successful for what they have overcome and what they have become.
		“Draft defensive players early” is what my vision told me. Never, ever listen to that part of your inner man. It’s the same one that tells you to ask for directions or cheer for the Eagles.
	www.nfldraftblitz.com /archivesroughingthepasser.htm (10233 words)

	Munoz, Singletary head Hall of Fame class (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Coming out of college, Munoz was the third player picked in the 1980 draft, but was considered a risky pick because of a knee injury that limited him to one game in his senior season at Southern California.
		He led the NFL with 12 interceptions in 1964, his rookie year, and made it to eight Pro Bowls.
		He played eight seasons for Miami and was the team's offensive captain and a major factor in the Dolphins' record of allowing the fewest sacks in the NFL for six straight years.
	www.jsonline.com /packer/sbxxxii/news/hall12498.stm (959 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports
		As the Chargers sit on the precipice before this weekend's NFL Draft, General Manager A.J. Smith must cope with the anxiety of knowing what a pivotal moment this is for the team with the top overall choice.
		The only guarantee with the NFL Draft is that mistakes are made, and that extends to the No. 1 overall choice.
		Imagine how hit-and-miss the draft was in simpler times, when teams did little more than scan newspapers and football magazines to make their selections.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nfl/20040420-9999-1s20toppicks.html (1052 words)

	Hall of Famers - Giants.com
		He was a second-round draft choice in the first-ever NFL draft in 1936 out of George Washington.
		Huff was originally drafted by the Giants in the third round in 1956 after an All-America career at West Virginia and became an immediate star as middle linebacker.
		The Giants 1956 Championship team not only consisted of players that would eventually find their way to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but it also had a Hall of Fame coaching staff.
	www.giants.com /history/index.cfm?cont_id=72375 (1433 words)

	The Sports Network - National Football League
		NFL agrees to extensions with CBS and FOX
		The network first began televising NFL games in 1956 and carried the NFC package from 1970 through 1993.
		The deals include a commitment by CBS and FOX to phase in high-definition coverage of all NFL contests and to introduce the addition of new interactive elements to NFL game telecasts.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/abn3588942.htm (283 words)

	Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		Bart Starr was a 17th round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers in 1956.
		From 1960 through 1967, Bart's "won-lost record" was a sizzling 62-24-4 and the Packers won six divisional, five NFL, and the first two Super Bowl championships.
		Starr held several NFL passing records, including the lifetime record of completing 57.4 percent of his passes over a 16-year period.
	www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=200 (344 words)

	MSNsportsNET -- West Virginia University Mountaineers
		He was drafted in the third round by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998 and is still a member of that organization.
		He was the 11th overall player drafted in 1958 by the Chicago Bears and after sitting out the entire 1960 season because of a serious knee injury, became an all-pro linebacker with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960s.
		He was the 38th overall player taken in the 1983 NFL draft considered one of the deepest in NFL history.
	www.msnsportsnet.com /page.cfm?story=6464&cat=exclusives (3064 words)

	History: NFL Draft Memories - Dante Lavelli - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		In celebration of the NFL Draft, we've asked the members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to share some of their thoughts and recollections from when they were drafted.
		Graham and Lavelli were the only ones of the group who were drafted by the NFL.
		The Detroit Lions took Graham as the fourth overall pick in the 1944 NFL Draft.
	profootballhof.com /history/general/draft/memories/dante_lavelli.jsp (342 words)

	Gator Football in the NFL Draft
		A separate AAFC draft was held from 1947-49.
		Note: Numerous players were drafted both by NFL and AFL clubs during the 1960's.
		If a player was drafted again in a subsequent year, that selection does count toward the subsequent year's total.
	www.gatorzone.com /football/draft/index.php?year=2002&page=misc (94 words)

	Packers.com » News » Stories » 2002 » 07 » 12 » 1
		The first draft choice in Packers team history was Russ Letlow, an offensive guard from San Francisco, who was selected with the seventh overall pick of the 1936 draft (Feb. 8).
		Howie Long was drafted by the Raiders out of Villanova in the second round of the 1981 draft (48th overall selection) in a pick received from the Houston Oilers.
		The Packers did make a deal with the Bills in that 1985 draft however, sending their 14th overall selection and second-round pick (42 overall) to Buffalo for the seventh overall pick of the draft, which the Bills had acquired from the Cleveland Browns.
	www.packers.com /news/stories/2002/07/12/1/index.phtml?printable=1 (916 words)

	NFL Record Six Miami Hurricanes Selected In First Round :: Miami has now had 19 players chosen in the the First Round ...
		NFL Record Six Miami Hurricanes Selected In First Round :: Miami has now had 19 players chosen in the the First Round of the NFL Draft in the past four years
		The most Hurricanes selected in a single NFL Draft were 12 in 1988, followed by 11 in 2002 and 1963, and nine selections in 1993.
		The most players selected in a single NFL Draft from a single school is 14 set by USC in 1975 and duplicated in 1977.
	www.fansonly.com /schools/mifl/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042404aaa.html (680 words)

	Draft no big deal in Cooper's day
		Cooper, a four-sport athlete at Maine who graduated from Cony in 1951, was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 16th round of the NFL draft on Jan. 16, 1956 as a tight end/defensive end.
		Second, he was drafted as a junior in college (in the early years of the draft a player had to be four years out of high school to be drafted.
		Unlike in today's draft, where players have to declare themselves eligible and some, like Ohio State's Maurice Clarrett, are fighting to be allowed in early, Cooper had no interest in the NFL right away.
	morningsentinel.mainetoday.com /sports/stories/607511.shtml (969 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2001 NFL Draft - Giants trade up for cornerback help, take Allen - Saturday April 21, 2001 10:11 PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Allen was one of two can't miss cornerbacks in the draft, although general manager Ernie Accorsi said that the Giants think Peterson is a first-round talent.
		The Giants gave the Indianapolis Colts their first-round pick (30th overall) plus their third and sixth-round draft choices for the right to jump eight places and take the speedy Allen with the 22nd pick overall.
		With Indianapolis drafting next, the Giants and Colts agreed to finalize a trade they had discussed in the past 10 days.
	www.basketballdraft.com /football/nfl/2001/draft/news/2001/04/21/giants_draft_ap (889 words)

	NFL draft team picks
		Judging solely by the crowd response, wide receiver Matt Jones was the biggest surprise in the NFL draft Saturday.
		The recent history of college QBs switching positions in the NFL is spotty at best.
		Paul Hornung won the Heisman in 1956 as a quarterbac and his staff have no plans to have Jones compete for Byron Leftwich's starting quarterback job.
	www.msnbc.com /modules/sports/nfldraft2002/teampicks.asp?teamid=30 (335 words)

	DraftHistory.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Before the draft, I wrote that the NFL was undervaluing running backs and noted that it had done so for the past several years.
		The general theory among pass-happy NFL teams seems to be that running the ball is passe and that it is not worth investing heavily in running backs since their careers seem to be relatively short.
		Note that NFL teams seem to agree that BalColts4ever is onto something since no quarterback was drafted in round two in 2002, 2003, 2004 or 2005.
	www.drafthistory.com (1872 words)

	Draft Day: Growth of a cultural phenomenon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The '57 draft is held Nov. 27, 1956.
		LSU back Billy Cannon is the No. 1 pick, but opts to sign with the AFL's Houston Oilers, thus firing one of the first shots in a bidding war that would lead to the AFL-NFL merger later in the decade.
		1994: Growing smaller since the early 1960s, the draft is reduced to its present seven rounds from the eight of 1993 and the 12 it had been since 1977.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05107/489489.stm (739 words)

	The News-Herald - News - 09/26/2004 - Draft dodgers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Browns have had six first-round draft choices since their return, and only two of them - running back William Green from 2002 and center Jeff Faine from 2003 - will be on the field today.
		When teams miss on draft picks, they are forced to use another high pick on the same position in a later draft.
		Butch Davis drafted Melvin Fowler in the third round in 2002.
	www.news-herald.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=13007591&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21848&rfi=6 (1044 words)

	Cleveland Browns - History - Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Brown was the NFL's leading rusher in eight of his nine NFL seasons.
		He was the NFL's Rookie of the Year in 1957 and played in nine straight Pro Bowls.
		His 5.22 average per rushing attempt is an NFL record.
	www.clevelandbrowns.com /history/hof_brownj.php (218 words)

	History: NFL Football - Indianapolis Colts
		Professional football came to Indianapolis March 28, 1984, when Colts owner Robert Irsay moved the historic NFL franchise from Baltimore to Indianapolis—the friendly heart of the Midwest.
		Attendance in Baltimore was falling, the city refused requests to refurbish the stadium and rumors were rampant as early as mid-1983 that Irsay was looking to move the team.
		Manning, the first overall choice in the NFL Draft the previous April, struggled at the start of the season, but quickly showed signs of future stardom.
	www.sportspool.com /football/nfl_history/indianapolis_colts.php (1081 words)

	San Francisco 49ers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A total of 21,575 selections* have been made since the first NFL Draft on February 8, 1936 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia.
		TOM LANDRY (halfback from Texas) was drafted in 1947 in round 18 by the New York Giants.
		The man believed to be the oldest offensive lineman in NFL history — 42-year-old RAY BROWN of the Washington Redskins — was an eighth-round selection almost 20 years ago (by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1986).
	www.sf49ers.com /newsroom/DisplayNews.asp?newsID=2359 (793 words)

	ESPN.com - NFL - NFL agrees to 6-year extensions with CBS, Fox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		NEW YORK -- The NFL agreed Monday to $8 billion in contract extensions with Fox and CBS to televise Sunday afternoon games for six more years, deals that would also allow the league to show better matchups late in the season in prime time.
		The deals give the NFL the option to move seven late-season games from Sunday to Monday night to feature more attractive matchups, according to an official within the league who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
		The NFL also can develop late-season prime-time satellite or cable packages of eight games, which would be televised on Thursdays and Saturdays.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=1918761 (669 words)

	NFL Draft Scout, Powered by The SportsXchange - Luis Castillo, DT, Northwestern - Draft Profile
		NFL Draft Scout Premium Members have access to this valuable information year-round.
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		That community service endeavor was featured on ESPN2's Cold Pizza in June 2004...Wears a Superman t-shirt under his uniform during each game, a tradition he started in high school to honor his favorite superhero...Throws with his right hand, but writes with his left hand and is also a left-footed kicker...Born 8/28/81...
	www.nfldraftscout.com /ratings/profile.php?pyid=2214 (1319 words)

	Packers Premium - NFL draft creates geniuses and fools
		The NFL draft started in 1936 — the year after Don Hutson entered the league.
		The Green Bay Packers’ first draft pick was Russ Letlow, a guard from the University of San Francisco.
		1956: Despite taking Losch in the first round, this draft produced Forrest Gregg (second round), Bob Skoronski (fifth round) and Starr (17th round).
	www.packersnews.com /print/draft_15680688.shtml (731 words)

	SportingNews.com Fantasy Source - NFL : Preparing for NFL draft is a full-time job
		Since he left Miami of Ohio to enter the NFL draft, the prominent quarterback has changed his life.
		The draft is less than two months away, and there's so much left to do - refine his body, tighten his throwing motion, take lessons in quarterback protocol.
		He and Eli Manning are expected to be the top quarterbacks taken in the draft on April 24.
	fantasy.sportingnews.com /nfl/articles/20040228/527769.html (888 words)

	Rogers Selected No. 2 Overall By Detroit In 2003 NFL Draft :: 2002 Biletnikoff Award winner becomes Michigan State's ...
		Rogers becomes only the fifth Spartan player to be picked second overall in the 68-year history of the NFL Draft, joining quarterback Earl Morrall (1956, San Francisco 49ers), running back Clinton Jones (1967, Minnesota Vikings), offensive guard Joe DeLamielleure (1973, Buffalo Bills) and offensive tackle Tony Mandarich (1989, Green Bay Packers).
		Rogers is Michigan State's fifth first-round draft pick since 1999, joining defensive end Dimitrius Underwood (1999, Minnesota Vikings), wide receiver Plaxico Burress (2000, Pittsburgh Steelers), linebacker Julian Peterson (2000, San Francisco 49ers) and running back T.J. Duckett (2002, Atlanta Falcons).
		Rogers, who announced Nov. 25 his decision to enter the 2003 NFL Draft, finished his career ranked among MSU's all-time leaders in touchdown receptions (first with 27), receiving yards (second with 2,821), yards per catch (second at 20.9), receptions (third with 135) and scoring (12th with 174 points).
	msuspartans.ocsn.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042603aaa.html (1236 words)

	The Official Site of Ollie Matson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Matson was the #1 draft pick of the Chicago Cardinals in the 1952 NFL draft.
		He was chosen as the NFL Pro-Bowl MVP in 1956.
		He was named all-NFL four straight years and played in the Pro Bowl after his first five seasons.
	www.cmgww.com /football/matson/cmatso.html (132 words)

	ESPN.com - Newest No. 1 pick ready for challenge
		Where Heisman Trophy winners were drafted with their year, school, position, year of draft, NFL team, round-overall number if available.
		The Bengals have remained the NFL's worst team in the past 12 years despite one high draft pick after another, including first-round quarterbacks David Klingler and Akili Smith.
		Tagliabue, speaking before the draft to a group of Associated Press Sports Editors, got a chuckle as he talked about the league's rule flout rule for home games that aren't sold out.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfldraft/story?id=1545183 (1615 words)

	Odom Selected In Sixth Round Of NFL Draft :: Chicago takes linebacker with 191st overall pick
		WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue linebacker Joe Odom was selected in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon.
		Odom is the 21st Purdue player to be drafted in the sixth round, tied with the fifth round for the most selections.
		The Boilermakers now have had at least one player selected in the NFL Draft each of the last six seasons under head coach Joe Tiller.
	purduesports.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042703aaa.html (535 words)

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