Chawker
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Do teams have there trades in place ahead of time, letting them kind of maturate until draft day ?
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My guess is there has to be some preliminary discussions between teams about the possibility of making trades in the First Round simply because of the limited time between picks. IIRC, there's only 10 minutes between picks in the 1st round, and the time grows shorter in subsequent rounds.
After the 1st round is in the books, my guess is most every GM is making calls to other GMs about the possibilities of making trades in Rounds 2 and 3.
And similarly after Day 2, they're back on the phones about potential Day 3 trades.
Trades are finalized as the pick(s) approach real time.
Again, this is my best guess.
After the 1st round is in the books, my guess is most every GM is making calls to other GMs about the possibilities of making trades in Rounds 2 and 3.
And similarly after Day 2, they're back on the phones about potential Day 3 trades.
Trades are finalized as the pick(s) approach real time.
Again, this is my best guess.
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The NFL Draft takes place over three days (Thursday through Saturday) each spring.
Only the first round is held on Thursday. It starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time, and each team has 10 minutes to make its pick. The second and third rounds are on Friday; rounds 4-7 are on Saturday. Teams get seven minutes to make picks in the second round, five minutes for regular or compensatory picks in rounds 3-6 and four minutes in round 7. If a team lets its time expire without making a choice, it can make a selection later — but it runs the risk of letting the next team on the clock take the player it was considering.
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Only the first round is held on Thursday. It starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time, and each team has 10 minutes to make its pick. The second and third rounds are on Friday; rounds 4-7 are on Saturday. Teams get seven minutes to make picks in the second round, five minutes for regular or compensatory picks in rounds 3-6 and four minutes in round 7. If a team lets its time expire without making a choice, it can make a selection later — but it runs the risk of letting the next team on the clock take the player it was considering.
The rules of the NFL Draft | NFL Football Operations
Which team will go first? How long does each team have to make its pick? Who is eligible to be drafted? The NFL has specific rules for each part of the draft process.
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Some teams do as for example the Panthers trading up for the #1 pick in the draft. Most of the rest are contingent and depend upon player availability and changing circumstances.
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Teams generally have the framework of trades planned out shortly in advance, and the trades are generally contingent on a few things happening. Like, "Hey, Washington. Seattle here. If a certain player is off the board at 5, would you be interested in moving up?" "Hey Seattle, we have a guy we're looking at. Here's what we are thinking compensation wise. We'll agree to move on up if he's still on the board at 5."
Seattle had a trade like this in place with Green Bay last year that fell through.
Many other trades are opportunistic and happen as the board begins to fall. The DK Metcalf one, as I've read, was a more opportunistic and spur-of-the-moment trade brought on by him falling unexpectedly far.
Seattle had a trade like this in place with Green Bay last year that fell through.
Many other trades are opportunistic and happen as the board begins to fall. The DK Metcalf one, as I've read, was a more opportunistic and spur-of-the-moment trade brought on by him falling unexpectedly far.
