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Originally Posted by Starscream (Post 1206671)

So if the NFLPA holds a draft, where do they get drafted to?:confused::confused: Do they come in as free agents?

Anybody answer this question?

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Originally Posted by Starscream (Post 1207212)

Anybody answer this question?

That's a good question,they have no contract so all agreements should be void and null.
There is talk of football being played without a agreement,if so what about the franchise tag?
They can't have it both ways.

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Originally Posted by Bruins Fan (Post 1206280)

What I just heard on the radio is the NFLPA was going to hold it's own draft with the draftees at a different venue, and sell the TV.
It is kind of brilliant, but who would butt heads with the NFL, Ted Turner is a wild card he don't give a crap, HBO ?

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Originally Posted by Starscream (Post 1206671)

So if the NFLPA holds a draft, where do they get drafted to?:confused::confused: Do they come in as free agents?

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Originally Posted by Starscream (Post 1207212)

Anybody answer this question?

From my understanding I don't think it's going to be a, "different" draft per se, but instead of the top prospects going up on stage and getting his picture taken with Commissioner Goodell, they'll be at another venue.

From the article:

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The NFL Players Association is putting into place a plan that would prevent each top college prospect from attending next month's draft in New York, according to multiple league sources. The NFLPA already has contacted 17 top prospects who ordinarily would have received an invitation to attend the draft and informed them not to go.

Later Monday, a source said the edict is a recommendation, not an explicit order not to attend the draft. The source said the union plans to give the prospects the "same experience down the street."

What experience would that be? If they don't attend the NFL draft, then they won't get drafted by a team. If they are not on a team, then they do not have the opportunity to play. I don't get it.:confused:

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Originally Posted by Starscream (Post 1207349)

:confused: You don't have to be in attendance to be drafted, Andy. Literally hundreds of players every single year are doing their own thing on draft day instead of sitting in the, "green room." One of the cooler stories I remember is Joe Thomas going fishing with his Dad the day of the draft rather than surrounding himself with all the hooplah.

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Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 1207424)

So they would be at another venue, but still be in the NFL draft.:tu Gotcha.

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Originally Posted by Starscream (Post 1207636)

So they would be at another venue, but still be in the NFL draft.:tu Gotcha.

Correct.