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The 2011 NFL draft was the 76th installment of the annual NFL draft, where the franchises of the National Football League select newly eligible football players. Like the 2010 draft, the 2011 draft was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, over three days: this year, the first round took place on Thursday, April 28, 2011; the second and third rounds took place on Friday ...
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.
This list of 2011 NFL draft early entrants consists of college football players who are juniors or redshirt sophomores who have been declared eligible to be selected in the 2011 NFL draft. A player can forfeit his remaining NCAA eligibility and declare for the draft. The deadline to declare for the 2011 draft was January 15, 2011. [1]
Tyrod Diallo Taylor [1] (born August 3, 1989) is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL draft.
[11] [12] Every year the league conducts a draft, [13] consisting of 10 rounds with 20 selections per round to construct the teams rosters. The registration fee for the league tryout is $200, [ 14 ] while salaries can range from $100 to $1,000 a week, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] but the majority of the players are on fully incentive based contracts.
On January 15, 2011, Houston announced his decision to forgo his senior season and enter the 2011 NFL draft. [3] He attended the NFL Combine and performed all of the combine and positional drills. On April 26, 2011, it was reported that Houston had failed a drug test for marijuana that was administered at the NFL Combine. [ 4 ]
April 28–30 – 2011 NFL draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Carolina Panthers selected quarterback Cam Newton of Auburn as the first overall pick. July 8–16 – The 2011 IFAF World Championship was held in Austria. The USA defeated Canada 50–7 in the gold medal match to win their second straight title.
Daniel Thomas (born October 29, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats. He was selected by the Dolphins in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft.