| WHAT: | 71st 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 29, 2006 (Rounds 1-3). |
| 11 a.m. ET, Sunday, April 30, 2006 (Rounds 4-7). | |
| The first three rounds will conclude on Saturday by approximately 11 p.m. ET. In 2005, the first round consumed five hours and 47 minutes; the second, three hours and nine minutes; and the third, one hour and 50 minutes. The draft will resume on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET for the final four rounds, ending at approximately 6 p.m. 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 29; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Sunday, April 30. |
| There will be 255 selections, including 32 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 19 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: NY Jets, 33. Round 4: Denver, 33; Pittsburgh, 34; Baltimore, 35; Pittsburgh, 36. Round 5: Green Bay, 33; Baltimore, 34; Pittsburgh, 35; Philadelphia, 36; Tennessee, 37. Round 6: Tampa Bay, 33; Baltimore, 34; Philadelphia, 35; New England, 36; New England, 37; Indianapolis, 38; Baltimore, 39. Round 7: Tampa Bay, 33; St. Louis, 34; St. Louis, 35; Tampa Bay, 36; Tennessee, 37; Tennessee, 38; Detroit, 39; Buffalo, 40; Seattle, 41; Washington, 42; Houston, 43; New Orleans, 44; Green Bay, 45; San Francisco, 46; Oakland, 47. | |
| The New York Jets (Nos. 4 and 29) and San Francisco (Nos. 6 and 22) each have two selections in the first round. Atlanta and Washington do not have first-round picks. 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: Southern California RB Reggie Bush, Maryland TE Vernon Davis, Virginia T D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Southern California QB Matt Leinart, North Carolina State DE Mario Williams and Texas QB Vince Young. |
| TELEVISION: | NFL Network, for the first time, 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 six college players in New York: Reggie Bush, Vernon Davis, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Matt Leinart, Mario Williams and Vince Young; 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. |
Facts & figures on 2006 NFL Draft
The 71st Annual National Football Draft takes place on April 29th and 30th. The following are fact's and figures on this year's draft.
Apr 21, 2006 at 03:00 AM
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