The 2010 NFL Draft will be the 75th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. Unlike previous years, the 2010 draft will take place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 7:30pm US EDT. The second and third rounds will take place on Friday, April 23 starting at 6:30 PM EDT, while the final four rounds will be held on Saturday, April 24 commencing at 10 AM EDT.[1] Coverage will be provided by both NFL Network and ESPN. [edit] Changes in draft order At the 2009 annual owners meeting, NFL owners unanimously approved changes to the order for assigning draft picks, starting with the 2010 draft.[2] The changes affect the seeding of playoff teams. The two major changes from previous years are: - Teams that make the playoffs pick after teams that do not. In 2008, the San Diego Chargers made the playoffs, but picked 16th overall in the 2009 Draft, ahead of several non-playoff teams, including the New York Jets, who had the 17th pick, and the New England Patriots, who had the 23rd pick.
- Teams that advance further in the playoffs pick later. In 2008, the Chargers, who went 8–8 in the regular season, defeated the 12–4 Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Wild Card game, but, nevertheless, the Chargers picked 16th while the Colts were assigned the 27th overall pick according to the rules then in effect, which prioritized regular season record for all teams except those in the Super Bowl.
The new order assigns picks for each round as indicated in the table below. With the exception of the changes noted above, the order will generally follow that used in previous years (i.e., within a given status, teams with worse regular-season records will pick earlier in the first round, and picks will cycle from round to round among teams that are tied). | Status | Draft picks | | Non-playoff teams | 1-20 | | Eliminated in Wild Card round | 21-24 | | Eliminated in Divisional round | 25-28 | | Eliminated in Conference Championships | 29-30 | | Super Bowl losing team | 31 | | Super Bowl champions | 32 | [edit] Other official changes On July 23, 2009, the NFL announced that the 2010 Draft would adopt a three-day format, with the first three rounds held during prime time. The first round will be held on Thursday, April 22; the second and third rounds will take place on Friday, April 23; and the last four rounds are scheduled for Saturday, April 24. The draft will still be televised by both ESPN and the NFL Network and take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York.[3] NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in his blog, before the new schedule was adopted, that "We think it can be very appealing from a fan’s standpoint and an audience standpoint."[4] [edit] Pre-draft trades [edit] First round - Carolina to San Francisco. Carolina traded its 2010 first-round selection for San Francisco's 2009 second-round selection (43rd overall, used to select Everette Brown) and its 2009 fourth-round selection (111th overall, used to select Mike Goodson).
- Chicago to Denver. Chicago traded its 2010 first-round selection, its 2009 first- and third-round selections, and quarterback Kyle Orton to Denver for quarterback Jay Cutler and a 2009 fifth-round selection.
- Denver to Seattle. Denver traded its 2010 first-round selection for Seattle's 2009 second-round selection (37th overall, used to select Alphonso Smith).
[edit] Second round - Atlanta to Kansas City. Atlanta traded its second-round selection to Kansas City for tight end Tony Gonzalez.
- Chicago to Tampa Bay Chicago traded its second-round selection to Tampa Bay for defensive end Gaines Adams.
- Jacksonville to New England. Jacksonville traded its 2010 second-round selection and its 2009 seventh-round selection to New England for the first of New England's 2009 third-round selections (73rd overall, used to select Derek Cox).
- Tennessee to New England. Tennessee traded its 2010 second-round selection to New England for the third of New England's 2009 third-round selections (89th overall, used to select Jared Cook).
[edit] Third round - New England to Oakland. New England traded its third and a conditional pick to Oakland for defensive end Derrick Burgess.[5]
- Seattle to Philadelphia. Seattle traded its third-round selection in 2010 and its fifth- and seventh-round selections in 2009 (137th and 213th overall) for Philadelphia's third-round selection in 2009 (91st overall, used to select Deon Butler).
- Washington (forfeit). Washington will not have a third-round selection in 2010, as it used a third-round pick in the 2009 Supplemental Draft to choose defensive end Jeremy Jarmon.
[edit] Fourth round No trades involving 2010 fourth-round selections have been announced as of October 7, 2009. [edit] Fifth round - Dallas to Denver. Dallas traded its fifth-round selection to Denver for guard Montrae Holland.[6]
- Denver to Detroit. Denver traded its 2010 fifth-round selection and a 2009 seventh-round selection (#235 overall, used to select Zack Follett) to Detroit for a 2009 sixth-round selection (1st selection in round six, #174 overall, used to select Tom Brandstater). [7]
- Denver to New England. Denver traded its fifth-round selection to New England for defensive lineman Le Kevin Smith and New England's seventh-round selection, which was later traded back to New England.
- New England to Tampa Bay. New England traded its fifth-round selection to Tampa Bay for tight end Alex Smith.
- New Orleans to Philadelphia. New Orleans traded its 2010 fifth-round selection and a 2009 seventh-round selection (#222 overall, later traded to Indianapolis) to Philadelphia for a 2009 fifth-round selection (#164 overall, used to select Thomas Morestead).
- New York Jets to Cleveland. New York traded its fifth round pick, as well as a conditional third-round pick, WR Chansi Stuckey, and LB Jason Trusnik, to Cleveland for WR Braylon Edwards.
- Tampa Bay to Cleveland. Tampa Bay traded its 2010 fifth-round selection and its 2009 second-round selection to Cleveland for tight end Kellen Winslow II.
- Carolina to Kansas City. Carolina traded its 2010 fifth-round selection to Kansas City for defensive end Tank Tyler.
- Miami to Kansas City: Miami traded its 2010 fifth-round selection to Kansas City for quarterback Tyler Thigpen.[8]
- Philadelphia to Saint Louis: Philadelphia traded its 2010 fifth-round selection and wide receiver Brandon Gibson to Saint Louis for linebacker Will Witherspoon.
- New England to Philadelphia: New England traded its 2010 fifth-round selection for Greg Lewis and a 2010 7th round selection.
[edit] Sixth round - Indianapolis to Philadelphia. Indianapolis traded its 2010 sixth-round selection to Philadelphia for a 2009 seventh-round selection (#222 overall, used to select Pat McAfee).
- Oakland to Carolina. Oakland traded its 2010 sixth-round selection and a 2009 seventh-round selection (#216 overall, used to select Captain Munnerlyn) to Carolina for a 2009 sixth-round selection (#202 overall, used to select Brandon Myers).
- Philadelphia to Buffalo. Philadelphia traded its 2010 sixth-round selection and 2009 first- and fourth-round selections to Buffalo for tackle Jason Peters.
- Washington to Miami. Washington traded its 2010 sixth-round selection and 2009 second-round selection to Miami for defensive end Jason Taylor.
[edit] Seventh round - Atlanta to St. Louis: Atlanta traded its 2010 seventh-round selection to the Rams for Tye Hill.
- Green Bay to New York Jets (returned): Green Bay traded its 2010 seventh-round selection and quarterback Brett Favre to the Jets for the Jets' 2009 third-round selection. The Jets acquired this pick as part of the conditional agreement of the trade in which Favre's performance resulted in the Packers receiving the Jets' 2009 third-round selection, coupled with Favre retiring after the 2008 season. However, this pick has been returned to the Packers. [9][10]
- Kansas City to Miami: Kansas City traded its 2010 seventh-round selection to Miami for Miami's 2009 seventh-round selection.[11]
- New England to Denver (returned): New England traded its 2010 seventh-round selection and Le Kevin Smith to the Broncos for their 2010 fifth-round selection. Denver then traded the selection back to New England for offensive lineman Russ Hochstein.
- Philadelphia to New England. Philadelphia traded its 2010 seventh-round selection and wide receiver Greg Lewis to New England for New England's 2009 fifth-round selection.
[edit] Conditional/Undetermined - Carolina to Cleveland: Carolina traded a conditional 2010 selection to Cleveland for DT Louis Leonard.
- Jacksonville to Tampa Bay: Jacksonville traded an undisclosed 2010 draft choice to Tampa Bay for quarterback Luke McCown.
- Kansas City to Miami: Kansas City traded an undisclosed 2010 draft choice to Miami for offensive linemen Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe.
- New England to Baltimore: New England traded a conditional 7th round 2010 draft choice to Baltimore for LB Prescott Burgess.[12] Burgess was placed on the Patriots' practice squad, but was claimed by Baltimore after their game against the Patriots, thus nullifying the trade as Burgess did not meet the condition for playing time.[13]
- New York Jets to Philadelphia: New York traded a 2009 fifth-round selection and a conditional 2010 selection to Philadelphia for CB Lito Sheppard. Depending on Sheppard's playing time in 2009 and if Sheppard is not released by the Jets prior to the beginning of a contract extension beginning in March 2010, the selection could be in the second, third, or fourth round. If Sheppard is released prior to March 2010 and he plays less than 40% of the Jets defensive snaps in 2009, the Eagles will receive no 2010 pick from the Jets through this trade. [14]
- New York Jets to Cleveland. New York traded a conditional third round pick, as well as a fifth round pick, WR Chansi Stuckey, and LB Jason Trusnik, to Cleveland for WR Braylon Edwards. The third-round pick can become a second-round pick based on Edwards' performance with New York.
- San Diego to Houston: San Diego traded an undisclosed 2010 draft choice to Houston for defensive lineman Travis Johnson.
[edit] References - ^ "NFL draft will expand to three days in 2010". http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/networkschedule?selectedMonth=April&field=selectedDate&selectedDate=04%2F25%2F2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "NFL owners pass change on playoff teams draft order". ESPN.com: ESPN website. The Walt Disney Company. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4015265. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8116faa2&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true
- ^ "League looking at three-day draft". NFL.com. April 28, 2009. http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/04/28/draft-moving-to-prime-time/. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
- ^ http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/08/07/in_a_rush_for_some_help_patriots_acquire_burgess/
- ^ Eatman, Nick (August 28, 2008). "Cowboys Trade For Broncos Guard Montrae Holland". Dallascowboys.com. Dallas Cowboys. http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=0AB02B57-A8E3-0AE4-E04290C6F3648C38. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2009/tracker#dt-tabs:dt-by-round/dt-by-round-input:6 NFL.com 2009 Draft Tracker, retrieved October 17, 2009
- ^ http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2009/10/13/1082480/mort-chiefs-compensation-in
- ^ "Jets acquire Favre from Packers for conditional draft pick". NFL.com. August 7, 2008. http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d809ccdb9&template=with-video&confirm=true. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
- ^ "Packers Recover Pick". jsonline.com. August 2, 2009. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/52320032.html. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
- ^ "Draft trade tracker: All the moves". NFL.com. April 28, 2009. http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d80ff4515&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
- ^ http://www.baltimoreravens.com/News/History/All-Time_Transactions.aspx
- ^ Gasper, Christopher L. (2009-09-28). "Patriots sign DT Terdell Sands, release LB Prescott Burgess". Boston.com Extra Points. http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2009/09/patriots_sign_d.html. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/03/03/the-lito-sheppard-trade-a-work-of-art/
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