Gunzlingr
04-30-2003, 09:43 AM
April 29 — Coverage of the NFL draft annually shows players sitting nervously in front of television sets, hoping for teams to select them. What isn’t shown on TV is what happens late on the second day of the draft when players routinely root against being picked at all, having been told by their agents that they would be better off being free to negotiate with any club.
“YOU START ROOTING AGAINST it sometime in the seventh round, depending on what team’s picking at the time,” agent Brooks Henderson said.
When the draft ended Sunday, a new round of player acquisitions began as teams scurried to sign undrafted players to free agent deals. Even after 262 players were selected Saturday and Sunday, clubs still were searching for gems, needing youth for their rosters and cheap labor for their salary caps.
“It’s extremely competitive,” said Vinny Cerrato, the Washington Redskins’ director of player personnel. “With some of these guys, there are 17 or 18 teams after them. It’s all the same guys that people are after.”
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“YOU START ROOTING AGAINST it sometime in the seventh round, depending on what team’s picking at the time,” agent Brooks Henderson said.
When the draft ended Sunday, a new round of player acquisitions began as teams scurried to sign undrafted players to free agent deals. Even after 262 players were selected Saturday and Sunday, clubs still were searching for gems, needing youth for their rosters and cheap labor for their salary caps.
“It’s extremely competitive,” said Vinny Cerrato, the Washington Redskins’ director of player personnel. “With some of these guys, there are 17 or 18 teams after them. It’s all the same guys that people are after.”
more (http://www.msnbc.com/news/906539.asp)