People that don’t regularly follow the NFL offseason have been asking me, “So are we having a draft or what?” Yes, we are. A better question would have been, ” Are the players going to create some sort of event to conflict with the draft?” No, they are not.
The players’ association announced Monday on its website, NFLLockout.com, that it will hold the “2011 NFLPA Rookie Debut” in New York, starting April 28 with a private reception and culminating with an event on April 30 involving draftees, current players and their family members and sponsors…[It] will not interfere with the televised airing of the draft on April 28 and 29.
Of course, so many young players look forward to walking on stage, shaking the commissioner’s hand, and holding up the jersey of the team that’s trying to roll back his contract my nearly a fifth. That’s always special.
