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 1st Round- Teams have 10 minutes to choose pick
o 2nd Round- Teams have 7 minutes to choose pick
o 3rd-7th Rounds- Teams have 5 minutes to choose pick
o Any team’s draft picks can be traded at any time
o 1st Round is on Thursday night, the others are on Friday and Saturday
o Time expires, team can submit their pick still
Trading Draft PicksTo Trade To Receive
Pick Number: 1 Pick Number: 2
Pick Number: 32 Pick Number: 3
Pick Number: 45 Pick Number: 89
Pick Number: 95 Pick Number: 150
Pick Number: 201 Pick Number: 151
Value of the picks: 3445 Value 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
(titansonline.com)
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NFC South Salaries
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orlean Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Buffalo Bills
Agents• Speak on players behalf
• Negotiation
• Pay players
• Sometimes family members
• Market players
(sportsnetworker.com)
Rookie Contracts• 4-years with possible option of 5th 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, $22.272 million
2. Greg Robinson, OT, 4 years, $21.284 million
3. Blake Bortles, QB, 4 years, $20.655 million
Endorsement• Also known as offset language
• Players payment through agent
• Market company products
(athletepromotions.com)
Kurt Warner• Stocked shelves
• Iowa Barn Stormers (AFL)
• NFL’s European League
• ‘98 Started St. Louis Rams
(www.thescottsdaleleader.com)
Tom Brady• Passed on MLB
• University of Michigan
• Drafted by Patriots
• Became the starter
(www.patriotsgab.com)
Ryan Leaf• Washington State University
• 1998 NFL Draft
• San Diego, Tampa, Seattle, Dallas
• Imprisoned for prescription drug theft
(www.usatoday.com)
Charles Rogers• Michigan State
• Drafted 2nd overall
• Detroit Lions
• Drug problems
• Retired in 2005
(www.scoresreport.com)
Works Cited http://www.gannett-cdn.com http://www.spotrac.com http://thestashed.com http://www.titansonline.com http://www.nfl.com
http://www.footballguys.com http://bleacherreport.com https://www.youtube.com http://www.footballperspective.com http://www.sbnation.com http://www.nationalfootballpost.com