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Previously, the 1988 draft had been the last with no quarterback selected in the first round. [note 1] The last remaining active player in the NFL from the 1996 draft class was Ray Lewis, who retired after the 2012 season, right after winning Super Bowl XLVII as a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
Regan Charles Upshaw (born August 12, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) between 1996 and 2004. He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft .
Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "common draft" simply became the NFL draft. [4] [5] [6] The draft is one of the most notable events in American sports, with live broadcasts of it produced by ESPN, Fox and ABC. [7] Through the 2024 NFL draft, 89 players have been selected first overall, with the most recent being Caleb ...
Andre T. Johnson (born August 25, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins (1996), the Miami Dolphins (1997), and the Detroit Lions (1997–1998).
The 1996 NFL draft was held April 20–21, 1996. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year. With a 10–6 record in 1995, and tying with two other teams, the Eagles rotated picking between the twenty-third pick to the twenty-fifth pick during t
He was selected in the 1996 NFL draft in the first round by the Seattle Seahawks with the 21st overall pick. [2] He would later play for the Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets . In 2007, Kendall became embroiled in a contract dispute with the Jets' front office.
Terrion Arnold poses with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected 24th overall by the Detroit Lions during the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit. (Photo by Gregory Shamus ...
The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them. [6] In 1970, the Packers took part in the first modern NFL draft after the completion of the AFL–NFL merger.