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| Where and when is the NFL Draft held? |
The 2008 NFL Draft is scheduled to take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 26 and April 27, 2008.
For the 29th consecutive year, ESPN has the rights to televise the draft; the NFL Network will also broadcast the event, its third year doing so.
Of the 252 selections, 220 are regular selections in rounds one through seven, and 32 are compensatory selections, distributed among rounds three through seven. This will be the second draft presided over by current NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. |
| How does the NFL Draft work? |
The team with the lowest winning percentage at the end of the previous season drafts first in the NFL Draft.
The rest of the teams are placed in order from lowest winning percentage to the highest.
The Super Bowl winner drafts last, even if they do not have the highest winning percentage.
The Super Bowl loser drafts next to last.
Strength of schedule for the previous season is the first tie-breaker for teams with the same winning percentage.
Divisional and conference records are the next step in the tie-breaking procedure.
As a last resort, a coin toss is used to determine the order of selection for teams with the same winning percentage.
If a playoff and non-playoff team end the season with the same winning percentage, the non-playoff team selects before the playoff team. |
| NFL Draft Team Selection Order |
1. Miami Dolphins
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Atlanta Falcons
4. Oakland Raiders
5. Kansas City Chiefs
6. New York Jets
7. New England Patriots (From San Francisco 49ers)
8. Baltimore Ravens
9. Cincinnati Bengals
10. New Orleans Saints
11. Buffalo Bills
12. Denver Broncos
13. Carolina Panthers
14. Chicago Bears
15. Detroit Lions
16. Arizona Cardinals
17. Minnesota Vikings
18. Houston Texans
19. Philadelphia Eagles
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21. Washington Redskins
22. Dallas Cowboys (From Cleveland Browns)
23. Pittsburgh Steelers
24. Tennessee Titans
25. Seattle Seahawks
26. Jacksonville Jaguars
27. San Diego Chargers
28. Dallas Cowboys
29. San Francisco 49ers (From Indianapolis Colts)
30. Green Bay Packers
-- New England Patriots (Selection Forfeited)
31. New York Giants |
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