NFL Draft NICK HEPLER & JEREMY SMITH
Agenda Pre Draft Draft Week Finances Post Draft
Pre Draft Scouting Pro Day NFL Combine
Scouting Find new prospects Search college and professional level Grade each player (czabe.blogspot.com)
Pro Day Confirmation of players skill Scouts selling GM on player A chance to find out more If the player is still working hard (DailyEmerald.com)
NFL Combine 40-yard Dash Bench-press Vertical Jump Broad Jump 3 Cone Drill Shuttle Run (espn.go.com)
Draft Week Draft Rules Value of Draft Picks Trading Draft Picks Chain of Command Pressure Decisions
NFL Draft Rules Draft Picks o Each team has one assigned per round o 7 rounds o 32 additional picks are given as compensatory o 256 slots available
NFL Draft Rules(contin.) Compensatory Picks o Determined at league’s annual meeting o Based on free agency period (loss vs. gain) o Maximum to gain is 4 picks (one team) o Can’t be traded
NFL Draft Rules(contin.) Draft Order o Based on regular season record and playoff finish o Team with the worst record goes first o If expansion team present, they go first o Coin flip occurs if two teams are tied o Team that picks first one round will pick last in the next
NFL Draft Rules(contin.) Rules o 1 st Round- Teams have 10 minutes to choose pick o 2 nd Round- Teams have 7 minutes to choose pick o 3 rd -7 th Rounds- Teams have 5 minutes to choose pick o Any team’s draft picks can be traded at any time o 1 st Round is on Thursday night, the others are on Friday and Saturday o Time expires, team can submit their pick still
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Trading Draft Picks To TradeTo Receive Pick Number:1 2 32Pick Number:3 45Pick Number:89 Pick Number:95Pick Number:150 Pick Number:201Pick Number:151 Value of the picks:3445Value of the picks:3934 Percent Improvement: 14 Note: You should make the trade
Jerry Richardson (Owner) Dave Gettleman (General Manager) Ron Rivera (Head Football Coach) Brandon Beane (Director of Football Operations) Don Gregory (Director of College Scouting) Mark Koncz (Director of Pro Scouting) Chain of Command
Pressure (youtube.com)
Decisions (youtube.com)
Finances Fan Bases Salary Caps Rookie Contracts Agents Endorsements
Agents Speak on players behalf Negotiation Pay players Sometimes family members Market players (sportsnetworker.com)
Rookie Contracts 4-years with possible option of 5 th year Max deal of money is pre-defined Only negotiate guaranteed money and offset language 2014 Draft First Round 1.Jadeveon Clowney, DE, 4 years, $ million 2.Greg Robinson, OT, 4 years, $ million 3.Blake Bortles, QB, 4 years, $ million
Endorsement Also known as offset language Players payment through agent Market company products (athletepromotions.com)
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Post Draft NFL Draft Gems NFL Draft Busts
NFL Draft Gems (news.yahoo.com)
Kurt Warner Stocked shelves Iowa Barn Stormers (AFL) NFL’s European League ‘98 Started St. Louis Rams (
Tom Brady Passed on MLB University of Michigan Drafted by Patriots Became the starter (
NFL Draft Busts
Ryan Leaf Washington State University 1998 NFL Draft San Diego, Tampa, Seattle, Dallas Imprisoned for prescription drug theft (
Charles Rogers Michigan State Drafted 2 nd overall Detroit Lions Drug problems Retired in 2005 (
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