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NFL May Alter Draft Timeframe - !5 Min "On The Clock" Too Long



One issue at the 2007 NFL Spring Owners meeting -- a one-day affair held in Nashville -- is the length of the NFL Draft. This year's event at Radio City Music Hall featured the longest First Round in NFL History - over six hours. That development prompted the part of the agenda that concerns the draft. Here's the AP's report as placed on NFL.com:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 21, 2007) -- If Titans coach Jeff Fisher had a vote, he'd favor trimming some time off the draft.

Fisher, co-chair of the NFL's rules committee, won't be part of the NFL owners' talks with Commissioner Roger Goodell about shortening selection times in the first and second rounds of the league's draft. But he has been part of discussions with Goodell about picking up the pace on draft day.

"I think we could arrive at a good number of minutes whether it be 10 for the first round or seven for the second. I think it would work. I would be willing to give it a shot," Fisher said Monday.

The topic of trimming the current 15 minutes for a first-round selection and 10 during the second came up only days after the NFL endured its longest first round ever last month -- 6 hours, 8 minutes.

Goodell called members of the competition committee, and the committee has had a few conference calls on the subject. The commissioner will discuss the topic with NFL owners at their spring meeting in Nashville, a few miles from the Titans' headquarters.

"Teams just typically use all their time, and I don't think it would affect your ability to execute trades, not only picks, but also players," Fisher said. "That's the thing that's being examined right now. "

This one-day meeting is for owners only. A final decision on trimming the draft isn't expected.
 

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