More Draft Figures
There may not be any Super Bowl news for a few months, however, the NFL draft is big time talk for this weekend. We learned some facts earlier this week. Lets take a look at the round, picks, and placements of each team. This year’s draft will have 32 ball clubs participating in seven rounds of a total of 255 selections. Sixteen teams have been awarded a total of 32 compensatory selections to replace unrestricted free agent losses.
The compensatory selections begin in Round 3 with the Chargers at number 33, San Francisco 49ers at 34, Indianapolis Colts at 35, and the Oakland Raiders at 36. The Chargers were awarded two selections as well as the 49ers, Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, and Jacksonville Jaguars. Baltimore was awarded four selections along with the New England Patriots, and the Colts were awarded three selections. The New York Giants, Cincinnati Bangles and Detroit Lions were also awarded a compensatory selection in the draft.
Each team has one first round pick excluding the Seattle Seahawks this year, and the New England Patriots have two first round picks at numbers 24 and 28. The San Diego Chargers’ selection will be coming in at 30 overall, and all the picks will be televised, analyzed, and scrutinized. The 2007 NFL season is winding up and you can get tickets to all your favorite team’s games on StubHub.com.
Facts & Figures of The Draft
The 2007 NFL Draft is almost here and Radio City Music Hall in New York City is proud to host the 72nd Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. The NFL Network, ESPN, and ESPN2 will be televising the event which starts at noon on Saturday, April 28th. Rounds one, two, and three will be held Saturday, and rounds four through seven will finish out the event beginning at 11:00am Sunday.
Each round can vary in length anywhere from one hour and some minutes to nearly five hours, usually with the first round being the longest and each consecutive round after that being shorter. There are time limits set for how long each team’s selection may take as there are 255 selections total to be made. Representatives will be in attendance by telecommunication for 32 NFL clubs.
Defensive end Gaines Adams, wide receiver Calvin Johnson, running back Adrian Peterson, quarterback Brady Quinn and quarterback JaMarcus Russell will all be in attendance to see who their respective clubs for 2007 are going to be. Get your tickets to the upcoming season where these college-turned-pro athletes will be in actions through StubHub.com.
Super Bowl Winners At The White House
Quarterback Peyton Manning and his Indianapolis Colts met with President Bush today during the annual Rose Garden ceremony at the White House. The tradition honors the winning NFL team of the previous Super Bowl, “Winning the Super Bowl a few months ago, I thought it was about as special as it could get. I’m not sure that could actually beat what’s happened here today, ” Manning said.
“A lot of people here in the White House compound have been really looking forward to seeing Peyton Manning,” said Bush to reporters, “They wanted to see a guy who gets more air time than I do.” Manning confesses he is heckled by teammates regarding his numerous endorsements and the President’s statements just gave “more ammo for the offensive line.”
Compounds, ammo, who needs all that when it is almost draft time? Stay tuned for all the latest updates on Super Bowl prospects of the 2007 NFL Season and get tickets to your favorite teams’ games through StubHub.com.
Lucas Oil’s Super Bowl
Lucas Oil has chimed in with extra support to the Indianapolis Colts stadium bid to host the Super Bowl of 2011. Forrest Lucas of Lucas Oil has made his public presence apparent both with the sponsorship of the new stadium and regarding the Super Bowl, “As sponsors of the stadium, I think we need to do our part of bring it here.”
Tax payer dollars added up to $500 million of the retractable ceiling stadium that is scheduled to open in 2008. Lucas has already shelled out $120 million for his company’s name to adorn the stadium. That includes the main entrance which is perfect for media presence where Lucas was quoted, “Nobody wants the Super Bowl here more than I do.” His million dollar donation matches that of Eli Lilly Co. and Jim Irsay the owner of the Colts. All donations will go to the $25 million price tag that is required to host the Super Bowl.
Despite the fact that the new Colts’ stadium hasn’t opened yet, Lucas Oil’s sponsorship has already increased the company’s profile. Such a widely watched event as Super Bowl will have a definite and positive impact on Lucas Oil’s image. History hasn’t had a Super Bowl with the team hosting also playing, but everyone seems to think Peyton Manning and the Colts have a good chance. However, fans can get tickets to the four seasons remaining until that historical moment is possible at StubHub.com.
North Texas Bids Bowl
A bid to host Super Bowl XLV was finalized by The North Texas Super Bowl Bid Committee today. They had to explain how they would accommodate 200,000 visitors and why they were the best candidate over any other city. Each candidate must supply a tremendous number of hotel rooms (in the thousands), make ample public travel arrangements available (taxis, buses, limos and trolleys), as well as reservation agreements with any local venue capable of holding more than 1,000 people.
To add to the exorbitant list of requirements practice facilities must be made available for the teams and provision for all team and press affiliated groups. All of North Texas and the $1 billion Dallas Cowboys’ Stadium has some stiff competition against Indianapolis and their new retractable roof stadium, and Glendale, Arizona who has already clinched the 2008 Super Bowl. Get tickets to this season’s NFL and all Super Bowl games at StubHub.com.
Arizona Bids for Super Bowl XLII
The state of Arizona officials are confident in their proposal to host the 2011 Super Bowl. Chairman of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, Mike Kennedy was quoted saying, “I feel like the community unified to support the bid and worked together very effectively and cooperatively.” As it stands now Glendale, Arizona’s University of Phoenix Stadium will be host to this coming season’s Super Bowl XLII. Stating their bid was received ahead of the Monday deadline Arizona is up against very competitive bids from Indianapolis, Indiana and Dallas, Texas who are both building new stadiums that will be done in time for the Super Bowl of 2011.
A new stadium is a factor that could sway the vote, but we’ll have to wait until the spring meeting held in May in Nashville, Tennessee to find out which city will be awarded the game. If Indy receives the honor it will be added to the proud sports legacy it has acquired including host to the Final Four, NBA Finals, AFC Championship, and the only city to host all three car racing leagues of Indy, NASCAR, and Formula One. Dallas’ warm weather and retractable roof stadium will make for a tough decision. Their bid was led by former quarterback to the Dallas Cowboys, Hall of Famer Roger Staubach.
You may not be in the market for Super Bowl tickets to 2011’s game, but the 2007 NFL season is around the corner and tickets are already selling on StubHub.com.