The 2012 NFL schedule came out last week (CHECK IT OUT!) and the Draft starts tonight!!
Every year when the NFL season comes to an end, and the Super Bowl champions raise that huge trophy over their heads as confetti falls all around them, I get really sad. I feel like something is missing. Fortunately, this year, I've had grad school and a job as on-field host for the University of Miami baseball games to keep me busy and oblivious to this missing piece. But that emptiness is always there...until April. A glimmer of hope followed by excitement revives me as the NFL season schedule is announced and the NFL draft happens.
When that schedule comes out, I pull out my calendar and see who is playing who, when, and where...Where will I watch Peyton's first game on TV? Will I be home to go to an Eagles game with my dad (as is our tradition every year)? Who are the Dolphins playing and which game can I make it to?
For me, yes, I am a born Philadelphia Eagles fan. Born and raised and always will be. But there is something about attending an NFL regular season game, whether its an Eagles v Cowboys game or the Rams v. Bucs, I LOVE going to games. The atmosphere, the fans, the stadiums and the game...I just love it! Now, don't get me wrong, I'd much rather go to a game than watch it on TV, but there is no other way I'd like to spend my Sundays than parked in front of the TV watching the NFL match-ups.
In case you've never watched the NFL draft, it's been going on every year since 1936. The teams pick based on their win/loss record from last season, and whether or not they made it to the playoffs. The team with the least amount of wins picks first, and the order of teams to pick remain the same for each round. Teams can trade current players for higher draft picks. They can also negotiate during the draft and give up their pick in a round for an extra pick in a later round. There are seven rounds...in Round 1, teams have 10 minutes to make their choice, 7 minutes in the second round, and 5 minutes in Rounds 3–7.
Take a look at NFL.com's predicted draft picks, their colleges, positions, and future teams here. The Washington Redskins traded with the St. Louis Rams for the number two pick and are predicted to take Heisman Trophy winner, RGIII. Fingers crossed for the Eagles who traded Asante Samuel to the Atlanta Falcons for the seventh round pick. Tune in tonight at 8 pm on ESPN to watch the draft and see who goes where. Check back here tomorrow for more... :-)
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