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The 2001 NFL draft was the 66th draft annual of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible professional football players. The draft, which is officially referred to as the "NFL Player Selection Meeting", was held at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on April 21–22, 2001. [1] [2] [3]
The St. Louis Rams in 2001 set a franchise record for wins in a season (14), while also going a perfect 8–0 on the road. Quarterback Kurt Warner would go on to win his second league MVP award. Along with Warner's 1999 MVP award and Marshall Faulk 's 2000 award, the Rams had amassed the last three NFL MVP awards.
The Seattle Seahawks selected Robinson with the 9th overall pick in the 2001 NFL draft, which was acquired along with a first round pick that was used to select Shaun Alexander in a trade that sent Joey Galloway to the Dallas Cowboys. [4]
The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", [6] [7] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. [8] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks.
Vick was selected in the 2001 NFL draft as the first overall pick and first African American quarterback taking number 1 in the NFL Draft. The San Diego Chargers had the number one selection spot in the draft that year but traded the rights to the first overall choice to the Atlanta Falcons a day before the draft, for which they received the Falcons’ first round pick (5th overall) and third ...
The 2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. [1] The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Dan Edwards: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1948 NFL draft, Edwards died on August 7, 2001. Homer Elias: Lions guard from 1978 to 1984, he died of a heart attack on October 3, 2001. Bob Gaona: NFL offensive lineman who also played defense and special teams, he died on May 23, 2001.
The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. [1] The draft took place from April 20–21, 2002, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. [2] [3] [4] The draft was broadcast on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2.