League Continues Embarrassing Acts: Dallas Will Choose 5th....

[RedEyE]

NFL says it was wrong, Cowboys pick fifth in NFL draft

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ESPN.com news services


The NFL ought to be just a tad embarrassed by now.

First, the league admitted its officials made a grievous error at the end of the San Francisco 49ers' 39-38 victory over the New York Giants in last weekend's wild playoff game.

Now, the league said Wednesday that it was wrong about its initial ruling that the Cowboys and Cardinals need to flip a coin to determine the draft order.

According to a Dallas Morning News story, Dallas will pick fifth in the first round of the April 26 draft because the Cowboys lost 9-6 to Arizona in overtime. The Cardinals will then pick sixth. The clubs will flip-flop for the rest of the rounds, with the Cardinals picking ahead of the Cowboys in the second round, etc., the newspaper reported....more~~~>http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0108/1489527.html

[Ebenezer]

Why is this an embarrassment...doesn't anybody make mistakes...this is hardly a calamity...they caught the mistake 4 months before the draft...not 4 months after.

[MelK]

I agree, CP- the writer must have lost money on the SF/Giants game or something. What on- field officials did on Sunday have no relevance to what the NFL bean counters conducting an in house audit find.

[RedEyE]

The AZ front office and fans were at least expecting a chance to choose 5th. Catching this mistake 4 months before draft day is hardly commenable. The league continues to find ways to look rediculous. A single MISTAKE is forgivable, but several MISTAKES is an embarassment. They should know the rules ~ They designed them.