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The 2024 NFL draft was the 89th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft was held at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit on April 25–27, 2024. [1] The draft had an attendance of over 775,000, breaking the overall record previously set in 2019. [2]
Jason Raynard Peters (born January 22, 1982) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was signed as a tight end by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent after the 2004 NFL draft.
Ove Claes Johansson (March 31, 1948 – September 30, 2023) was an American football placekicker and the current holder of the record for the longest field goal ever kicked during an American football game, at 69 yards (63 m), for Abilene Christian University in their October 16, 1976 victory over East Texas State. [1]
August 30, 2021 Hilliard, Ohio: 100 years, 239 days Detroit Lions (1947–1949) Ken Casanega [12] February 18, 1921 Alameda County, California: October 10, 2021 Medford, Oregon: 100 years, 234 days San Francisco 49ers (1946, 1948) Charley Trippi [13] December 14, 1921 Pittston, Pennsylvania: October 19, 2022 Athens, Georgia: 100 years, 309 days
The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", [1] [2] [3] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. [4] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks.
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 ...
The gridiron reign of Travis Kelce just won’t let up. Kelce, 35, became the oldest player in NFL history to catch 14 passes in a game during the Kansas City Chiefs’ 30-24 overtime victory over ...
Player name Position Debut NFL team Notes 2012 Ronnie Cameron: DE Chicago Bears — 2015 Taylor Heinicke: QB Minnesota Vikings — Rick Lovato ‡ LS Chicago Bears: Pro Bowl [2] Super Bowl champion [3] 2017 Rashaad Coward: T Chicago Bears — Zach Pascal: WR Washington Redskins — 2018 Bunmi Rotimi: DE Chicago Bears — 2019 Jeremy Cox: RB