Post by Guvmintcheeze on Mar 20, 2015 13:02:01 GMT
2015 NFL Draft: Rounds 4-7 will take place outdoors and all over country
By John Breech | CBSSports.com
March 19, 2015 6:17 pm ET
The NFL has decided to make some changes for the 2015 NFL Draft and one of the big changes involves revamping how picks are announced on Day 3 of the draft, which includes Rounds 4-7.
In the past, Rounds 4 through 7 have been pretty simple: A team representative -- and occasional contest winner -- would come to the podium and announce the pick. This time around though, that won't be happening because there's not going to be a podium for Rounds 4-7.
For the Day 3 of the draft this year, the NFL is going to move the draft itself from Roosevelt University's Auditorium Theatre -- where the first three rounds of the draft will be held -- to Grant Park, where the league has set up a 900,000-square-foot NFL paradise known as Draft Town.
Here's how the NFL describes Day 3 of the draft.
On Saturday, May 2 beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET, Rounds 4-7 will mark another Draft innovation. The event will take place outside at Selection Square and in locations across the country. Teams will announce their Draft selections at their facilities and other locations in their city.
For instance, if the Seahawks are holding a team draft party at the Space Needle, they could conceivably announce their pick from there.
Other picks will be made from Selection Square, which will be a tented area in Grant Park that "will feature all 32 team tables where representatives from each NFL team will make their Draft selections."
Since the NFL won't be announcing picks from the Audiotorium Theatre on Day 3, fans will be free to go on stage at the theatre and take pictures.
As for Round 1, nothing is expected to change. Roger Goodell will announce all 32 first-round selections from the Auditorium Theatre. For Day 2 of the draft on Friday, former NFL players are expected to announce the picks for Rounds 2 and 3.
The draft, which starts on April 30, is being held in Chicago this year for the first time since 1964.
By John Breech | CBSSports.com
March 19, 2015 6:17 pm ET
The NFL has decided to make some changes for the 2015 NFL Draft and one of the big changes involves revamping how picks are announced on Day 3 of the draft, which includes Rounds 4-7.
In the past, Rounds 4 through 7 have been pretty simple: A team representative -- and occasional contest winner -- would come to the podium and announce the pick. This time around though, that won't be happening because there's not going to be a podium for Rounds 4-7.
For the Day 3 of the draft this year, the NFL is going to move the draft itself from Roosevelt University's Auditorium Theatre -- where the first three rounds of the draft will be held -- to Grant Park, where the league has set up a 900,000-square-foot NFL paradise known as Draft Town.
Here's how the NFL describes Day 3 of the draft.
On Saturday, May 2 beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET, Rounds 4-7 will mark another Draft innovation. The event will take place outside at Selection Square and in locations across the country. Teams will announce their Draft selections at their facilities and other locations in their city.
For instance, if the Seahawks are holding a team draft party at the Space Needle, they could conceivably announce their pick from there.
Other picks will be made from Selection Square, which will be a tented area in Grant Park that "will feature all 32 team tables where representatives from each NFL team will make their Draft selections."
Since the NFL won't be announcing picks from the Audiotorium Theatre on Day 3, fans will be free to go on stage at the theatre and take pictures.
As for Round 1, nothing is expected to change. Roger Goodell will announce all 32 first-round selections from the Auditorium Theatre. For Day 2 of the draft on Friday, former NFL players are expected to announce the picks for Rounds 2 and 3.
The draft, which starts on April 30, is being held in Chicago this year for the first time since 1964.