All Posts Tagged With: "NFL Draft"

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NFL’s Pre-Draft Test Raises Too Smart For Football Question

The prospective National Football League players being drafted this weekend are given a standardized test to measure general intelligence. They might not want to take it too seriously.

In a months-long process of gauging everything physical about the players — from their foot speed to catching ability to chest strength — the test is the only [...]

April 26th, 2008 | PAO | 0 comments | Continued
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NFL Owners Look At Capping Top Draft Picks To Relieve Salary Stress

The NFL grossed an estimated $7 billion in the fiscal year that ended March 31.

Think about that for a moment and then ponder what’s about to happen next.

Labor trouble.

For the fifth consecutive season, paid attendance increased at NFL stadiums, and the average salary increased to $1.7 million.

With the NFL draft six days away, owners [...]

April 26th, 2008 | PAO | 0 comments | Continued
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Character Issues Are Big Concern For Every Club In NFL Draft

What kind of reaction is appropriate in terms of possibly downgrading a prospect that lied about past indiscretions during a job interview at the scouting combine?

Is it worse to admit to a history of smoking marijuana in college, which teams may have been previously unaware of, or to be untruthful?

This weekend’s draft may provide a [...]

April 26th, 2008 | PAO | 0 comments | Continued
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Dolphins To Make Long NFL Draft’s Top Pick By Agreeing To $57 Million Deal

The first pick of the NFL Draft is no longer a mystery.

Michigan offensive lineman Jake Long and the Miami Dolphins have agreed to terms on a six-year deal. The deal, to be voided after five years, is worth $30 million guaranteed and has a total value of $57 million over five years.

Long is slated to [...]

April 22nd, 2008 | PAO | 0 comments | Continued