NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

[Michael82]

The NFL draft will kick off in primetime for the first time in 2010, it was announced Thursday. The first round of the 2010 NFL Draft will start on Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the second and third rounds on Friday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by Rounds 4-7 on Saturday, April 24 at 10 a.m. ET.

The draft will continue to be televised by ESPN and NFL Network. The 2010 NFL Draft -- the 75th draft in NFL history -- again will be held at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=090...s&confirm=true

The NFL continues to prove that it's all about the money with them. 3 days of the draft? Come on! What happens to all those fans that used to love scheduling their Saturday and hosting a draft party? Now it's going to be a 2 day party?

[LtFinFan66]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

dumb, dumb, dumb

[Michael82]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

dumb, dumb, dumb

Agreed! Who the **** has time to watch the draft on a Thursday night? Horrible move!

[mikemac2001]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

Agreed! Who the **** has time to watch the draft on a Thursday night? Horrible move!

what else would you be watching on a thursday in mid april

[Mr. Pink]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

Good business decision.

Primetime airtime commercials = mega $$$$$$$

It's all about the money...eventually some people will wisen up to that fact.

[Dujek]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

So the official reason is "to make the draft more accessible to more fans", but for people on the Pacific coast it's in the middle of the afternoon, and for the fairly large number of NFL fans in Europe and the middle east it's the middle of the night.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

[Typ0]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

I used to like the draft party too.

[Aero II]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

Just like the Pro Bowl, they will try it for a year (maybe 2) and change it again.

[chubluv]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

That sucks. Thursday is bowling night.

[Jan Reimers]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

There goes the possibility of a draft party at the Strykersville Pub. Damned NFL.

[hammerbillsfan]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

sons of *****es!

[ddaryl]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

the fans need ot complain big time... What a waste. I use to love that saturday 1st round...


How is saturday less accesible to fans then Thursday ???

that one doesn't make any sense

[ddaryl]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

Good business decision.

crappy diehard fan decision though, and that is who watches the draft and hangs on for every morsel

the casual fan is not going to sit thourgh 3 hours of non-sensical babble from old football stars who ramble on about crap that most people don't care about and only want to watch the games

[The Popcorn]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

Good business decision.

Primetime airtime commercials = mega $$$$$$$

It's all about the money...eventually some people will wisen up to that fact.

That's exactly what it's all about. Money talks.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: NFL draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010

I like it way better. No need to waste all Saturday sitting there.