Move to May just latest turn in NFL draft's evolution over time

SI.com | Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:14 -0700

The NFL draft is on the move -- again. It was announced this week that after 28 seasons as a fixture in late April, the 2014 draft will be switching to a new date, either beginning May 8 or May 15, the latest date ever for the league's premier player ...

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Jaguars Notebook: GM Caldwell's plans on hold with NFL Draft moving to May

Florida Times-Union | Thu, 23 May 2013 16:36:14 -0700

When the 2014 NFL Draft moves to May, the Jaguars' modus operandi under general manager Dave Caldwell will put them in a holding pattern. “We're ready to draft in early April so it will be three weeks of waiting to go,” Caldwell said after the Jaguars' ...

2013 NFL Draft: 2 Prospects from Each Round with the Most to Prove

Bleacher Report | Fri, 24 May 2013 04:39:53 -0700

The Titans moved up six spots to draft Hunter, but gave up a third-round pick and seventh-round pick in the 2014 NFL draft to do so. That is quite a price to pay for a player who had some questions entering the draft. The questions surrounding Hunter ...

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NFL draft will move from April to May, more changes to league calendar may be ...

Washington Post | Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:39 -0700

An estimated 7.7 million television viewers saw the first night of the NFL draft last month, an event whose highlights include burly, unproven young men holding up jerseys. A fraction of that number watched that Thursday evening's second-most-viewed ...

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