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	NFL Draft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first professional football draft was held in 1936.
		In the 2004 NFL Draft, a record six Hurricanes were taken in the first round: free safety Sean Taylor, tight end Kellen Winslow II, linebacker Jonathan Vilma, linebacker D.J. Williams, offensive lineman Vernon Carey, and defensive tackle Vince Wilfork.
		USC is also the first and only school to date to have had back-to-back years in which one of its players went #1 in the draft (in 1968 with Ron Yary and in 1969 with O.J. Simpson).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NFL_Draft (1684 words)

	National Football League - Psychology Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In 1999, the NFL moved the first week of the season one week later due to the conflict with January 1, 2000.
		The first and the second seeds from each conference receive a bye in the first round, which entitles these teams to automatically advance to the second round, the Divisional Playoff games (even though the participants may be from different divisions) to face the Wild Card survivors.
		The 1958 NFL championship in New York -- considered by many to be the most-important game in the rise of the NFL -- drew record TV viewership and made national celebrities out of Unitas and his Baltimore Colts teammates.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/NFL (4901 words)

	Packers.com » Draft » 2002 » Notes
		This is only the NFL's 67th annual draft, with the difference in the two numbers being accounted for by the fact that the Packers have had "doubles" in 13 different years of the draft.
		The list was increased to its present total in 1998 when defensive end Vonnie Holliday became the first University of North Carolina athlete ever chosen by Green Bay in the first round.
		Overall, he has exercised his draft expertise in behalf of four teams - the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets in addition to the Packers and Raiders.
	www.packers.com /draft/2002/notes (800 words)

	KFFL - Article - NFL Draft Grapevine: A Look Around the League
		Ahh, the months and weeks leading up to the NFL Draft can be quite daunting as teams try to keep their "true" interests close to the vest while they typically say one thing and mean another.
		During his press conference at the NFL Combine, Reese noted he feels this year's group of offensive lineman may be the best he has seen in the last 10-12 years.
		There remains speculation he could be dealt before the NFL Draft, which would force the Colts to address the position early in the NFL Draft.
	www.kffl.com /article.php/24782/123 (5544 words)

	National Football League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Although the NFL in 2004 is dominated at virtually every position by fl athletes, that was not always the case.
		After expansion in 1967, the NFL split the Eastern Conference into the Capitol and Century Divisions and the Western Conference into Coastal and Central Divisions, and the playoff schedule was expanded from a single game between two teams to a four team tournament, with the four divisional champions participating.
		The first two were won by the Packers, the last two by the AFL's New York Jets and the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs, respectively, leaving the leagues all even in World Championship competition.
	www.indexlistus.de /keyword/National_Football_League.php (3362 words)

	ESPN.com: NFL - Dupree back in NFL as scout with Redskins
		The second player chosen overall in the '02 draft, Peppers posted 12 sacks in just a dozen games as a rookie before his season was cut short by the league-imposed suspension when he tested positive for a banned substance.
		He was a defensive back during his 10 seasons as an NFL player but, in a conversation earlier this week about how he gauges the pace of training camp, New York Jets coach Herm Edwards noted that it's the "big guys" on the team from whom he takes his lead.
		The Arizona Cardinals, who seem to never have a first-round draft choice signed in time for camp, have told the agents for Bryant Johnson and Calvin Pace they plan to be more progressive this year in structuring contracts.
	espn.go.com /nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1582445.html (4562 words)

	NFL.com - NFL News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Watch NFL tape and many's the team where the quarterback sails the pass beyond a receiver's reach or clangs the pass to the ground at a receiver's feet.
		As for tailbacks, lately you hear people saying NFL teams have devalued the position, but check the top rushers -- 20 of 30 are first- or second-round draft choices.
		NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.
	www.nfl.com /news/story/9107835 (5881 words)

	National Football League - MindSharer Article Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most popular professional American football league in the world, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities.
		Although the NFL in 2004 is dominated at virtually every position by African-American athletes, that was not always the case.
		The American Football League's Denver Broncos were the first modern team to have a fl starting quarterback, Marlin Briscoe, in 1968; and the American Football League's Buffalo Bills were the first to have a fl starting quarterback, James Harris, in 1969.
	articles.mindsharer.com /html/NFL (2398 words)

	Jet: The NFL'S top Black draft choices
		In one of the busiest NFL drafts ever--it featured a record 28 trades --seven out of the top 10 picks were Black players.
		Wideout by far was the deepest position in the draft, with five of the receivers going in the first 15 spots.
		With Williams and the Lions' other first round pick, Virginia Tech running back Kevin Jones, Detroit is arguably the team that took away the best overall talent pool, with a prospective three players who have the skills to start immediately.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_19_105/ai_n6168970 (833 words)

	DraftHistory.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		On April 2nd the Online Scouting Service was merely a link to Google, which has indeed been used by probably ever NFL muckety-muck with enough skill to turn on their computers and which does indeed provide links to hundreds, and occasionally hundreds of thousands, of links on nearly every available draft choice.
		The only guards drafted in the first round in the past decade who have not gone to the Super Bowl are Chris Naeole, Pete Kendall, Vernon Carey and Logan Mankins.
		Mankins was drafted with the last pick of round one in 2005 and contributed to the Patriots' second-half surge that led to the playoffs after the team was decimated earlier in the season by injuries.
	www.drafthistory.com /index.php (4245 words)

	NFL News - Story - Niners whittle draft list to four - Giants.com
		After wrapping up his first minicamp last weekend, Nolan is spending most of his time these days getting ready to make the first overall pick.
		But the draft will be the biggest day so far for Nolan and Scot McCloughan, the new vice president of player personnel.
		The 49ers also have the first picks of the second and third rounds, and Nolan hopes to land immediate starters with all three choices.
	www.giants.com /news/nfl_news/story.asp?story_id=6195 (655 words)

	Buffalo Bills Coalition - NFL Team Member, NFLfans Football Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Many published mock drafts have Roy Williams going to the Bills but he is climbing on draft value boards around the NFL and may be picked very early on as well.
		Reggie Williams will be a fine starter in the NFL for many years to come and has all of the tools you look for in a high first round prospect.
		You heard it here first, Rivers will be holding up a number 04 Bills jersey at a draft day press conference and will wear the number 17 on his jersey for the rest of his Buffalo career.
	www.nflfans.com /bills (2781 words)

	How Smart Is Your First Round Draft Pick? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		First round quarterback draft pick Eli Manning (Peyton Manning's brother) from Mississippi scored a 39 on the Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT) during the 2004 annual NFL combine.
		The first use of the WPT in the NFL was by Tom Landry of the Dallas Cowboys in the early 70s, who took a scientific approach to finding players.
		The NFL is using Wonderlic to be sure every player they select has the strength, the intelligence and the character to be a champion.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1312628/posts (3193 words)

	WFAA.com \| Sports: Football: NFL Draft
		NFL expert Rick Gosselin has the answers in his expanded player rankings for the NFL draft, which is set for April 28-29 in New York.
		NFL teams in need of a linebacker may have to get him in the first three rounds – and there are only 10 with first-day value.
		Nelson, who projects as a first-round pick in the NFL draft, says that year in Coffeyville, Kan., was a crucial step in his development as a player and a person.
	www.wfaa.com /sharedcontent/dws/spt/football/nfl/draft/vitindex.html (2559 words)

	FOX Sports - NFL Draft- Jimmy Johnson's draft formula for success (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		That chart is now the bible in the NFL and I bet 90 percent of people using it don't even know where it came from.
		When we won our first Super Bowl, we were one of the youngest teams in the league and one of the lowest-paid because we didn't have a lot of old veterans.
		Rocket Ismail was considered the first pick in the draft, but he was planning to play in Canada.
	msn.foxsports.com /nfl/story/3561538 (1624 words)

	Blogs @ Cincinnati.Com: NFL Draft
		The Broncos traded out of the 25th spot in the first round for the 76th pick this year, a first round and a fourth round pick next year, giving up their top choice this year to Washington.
		The question of who will be the first overall pick in the draft is a puzzler this year, much more so than in drafts past.
		As the draft draws nearer the rumors and speculation are starting to flow with more rapidity that the 49ers are going to trade the pick and certainly they are entertaining offers.
	frontier.cincinnati.com /blogs/nfldraft (2821 words)

	ESPN.com: Page 2 : The strangest NFL draft moments
		Eli Herring starred at offensive tackle for BYU, and was projected to be drafted somewhere between the first and third rounds in 1995.
		But Herring literally had a higher calling, and he informed each NFL team that he did not intend to play in the NFL because Sunday is a holy day – not a football-playing day – for devout Mormons.
		In 2003, the Vikings, picking seventh overall, were forced to "pass" on their pick because they let their 15-minute allotment slide.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/page2/story?page=list/050418/draftdays (499 words)

	Share and Discover Peyton Manning Bio, Pictures, News at BlinkBits. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Although he completed his degree, a BA in speech communication with a 3.61 GPA, in three years, and was projected to be the top overall pick in the NFL Draft, Manning returned to Tennessee for his senior year.
		Manning was selected first overall in the 1998 draft and has started every game in his NFL career, missing only one snap due to injury and many others due to large leads.
		When the 2005 NFL season started, it was an entirely different story, though in the end 2005 was identical to the two prior seasons.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/peyton_manning (2667 words)

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