For many years, scouting was an afterthought for NFL clubs. Still, as early as that first draft, the ability to identify football talent proved to be critical for one club, which came away with a future star that other teams had ignored. With limited resources for scouting and thousands of collegiate players to evaluate each year, NFL clubs started to enter into partnerships to share the costs and labor and eventually the expensive computer equipment required to crunch the numbers. Louis Cardinals.
These services allowed teams to focus on scouting and better evaluate players they were considering for the NFL Draft. Over time, the draft became an increasingly important tool in building a successful franchise.
As more clubs adopted similar practices, Tex Schramm, the president and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys, recommended to the NFL Competition Committee that teams work together to centralize the evaluation process. In , the New York Jets organization began inviting college seniors to its headquarters for physicals and interviews.
The process was time-consuming and expensive, and the players — who were still in college — often had to miss classes and were subjected to multiple X-rays and other repetitive tests. In , NFS, which had expanded to 16 member clubs, conducted its first National Invitational Camp in Tampa, Florida, bringing the top draft-eligible college players to one location to collect medical information.
That camp featured players — around half the number that attend today — and established the foundation for the current evaluation process for potential draftees.
To share the costs of the evaluations, they decided to merge, and NFS, which ran the largest camp at the time, coordinated the combined event. Centralizing the camps improved the information that teams used to evaluate prospects, creating a more complete assessment of potential draft picks. The competition between the new league and the NFL for draft picks was fierce.
Both also went to great lengths to keep the other from signing players after they were drafted. The AFL would not be undone. This competition continued— and salaries skyrocketed — until the two leagues agreed in to merge following the season, leading to a common draft. Commissioner Pete Rozelle was skeptical that the event would be a draw for fans, but agreed that it could be broadcast on a new all-sports cable network, ESPN. There was indeed an audience for the NFL Draft. The draft expanded to a three-day format in , and moved out of New York City in The NFL Draft has expanded beyond television to become a multimedia event.
The NFL Draft event set a record for the highest-rated and most-watched draft ever, according to Nielsen statistics, with a combined 3. NFL Draft telecasts combined to reach more than For the second straight year, all seven rounds of the event were aired on broadcast television. Minimum rushes to qualify as career leader. TD 1 Career Player Split Finder. Career Player Game Finder. Receiving Plays Rushing Plays Touchdowns Penalties Game Logs Career Postseason Player Game Finder Advanced Gamelogs Career Splits Career Player Split Finder Fantasy Career Player Game Finder Compare to Other Players Player Game Finder Receiving Plays Rushing Plays Snaps Def.
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