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3 days ago · Here's a look at where the first running back has come off the board in every NFL Draft since 1970. First running back drafted by year. Prior to 2000, it wasn't uncommon to see a running back ...
1 day ago · As noted by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the NFL saw continuous challenges in the early part of the draft, especially in 1959 when the American Football League was started.The tension between ...
2 hours ago · In 1970, the Packers took part in the first modern NFL draft after the completion of the AFL–NFL merger. With the 2nd pick of the first round of that draft, Mike McCoy, a defensive tackle out of Notre Dame, became the Packers first modern draft selection. The Packers have taken part in every modern NFL draft since.
1 day ago · Before he became an occasional actor and co-host of "Fox NFL Sunday," Bradshaw was a four-time Super Bowl champion with the Steelers in the 1970s. The No. 1 overall pick from Louisiana Tech in the 1970 NFL Draft spent 14 seasons in Pittsburgh, leading the Steelers to four Super Bowls in six years.
2 days ago · Since the NFL draft began in 1936, only 14 of the 88 players selected first overall went on to have Hall of Fame careers, with the most recent picks like Joe Burrow still building their case ...
1 day ago · 🏈 The Steelers drafted an offensive lineman in the first round in consecutive drafts for the first time in the 89-year history of the NFL Draft. 🏈 Troy Fautanu is the 10th offensive lineman selected in the first round in franchise history — the most of any position since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
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4 days ago · The first draft had nine rounds but grew to 32 rounds by the 1940s. The number of rounds dropped over the years until 1994 when the NFL adopted its current seven-round format.
