Citing a scheduling conflict at Radio City Music Hall, the NFL has shifted its traditional April draft into May for 2014, Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun reports, the draft will be conducted May 8 to May 10 in New York. The league made the change official today, but stated no decision has ben made regarding the date of the 2015 NFL draft and other future drafts. The NFL is looking into possibly holding the draft in the future at Radio City Music Hall, other venues in the New York area or at other cities, no major changes are planned for the other dates on the offseason calendar next year. The NFL will hold regional combines from Jan. 24 to Feb. 16 as well as some regional combines after the annual NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, which is set for Feb. 18 to Feb. 25 next year, free agency and the new league year is set for March 11 next year with the annual league meetings to be held in Orlando, Fla., on March 23 to March 26. The NFL announced that the alteration of the 2014 draft date won't affect when rookies can report to their teams or change offseason program or length of offseason program or amount of practice days. Source: The Redzone
Sounds like there was a conflict at Radio City Music Hall...so it's pushed back two weeks...not terrible.
2 more weeks of "this is THE guy to get in the 1st"....but doesn't go. Sux. ...and i fade back to black.
[MENTION=1137]smeagle[/MENTION] - You would think since the draft is annual, that its pretty much set in stone...obviously, not true because an Easter Show bumped it...
Yeah...that's what ESPN reported. Easter Bunny >>>>>> NFL Draft! ---------- Post added at 01:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:29 PM ---------- http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=9318615&src=desktop
