When the draft is nearing its end, it can be more advantageous for a player to not hear his name called and instead sign with a team as an undrafted free agent.
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Here are six players who shot up or fell down draft boards over the last 10 years.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell circulated a memo on Monday to inform teams that they will have to fully conduct the upcoming draft from home, according to multiple reports.
Tua Tagovailoa has looked like a top draft pick. But after dislocating his hip in November, teams will have to weigh the risk of selecting him early in the first round.
While public events were already canceled, the NFL draft will not have a presence in Las Vegas this year, a source confirmed to the Review-Journal.
Sometimes the quarterbacks selected in the later rounds of the NFL draft may become the best of the bunch.
Family ties were readily apparent during the Friday media session at the NFL scouting combine — the final day of player availability.