New Draft Format Brings Some Uncertainty

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With this year's NFL Draft spread out over three days for the first time, an intriguing question is whether the additional overnight down time will lead to more swapping of picks and jockeying for position at the start of each new day.

During his annual pre-draft press conference on Friday, Packers General Manager Ted Thompson said that's certainly possible. But he's not convinced the second and fourth rounds, which following Thursday night's first round will be the "opening rounds" on Friday and Saturday, respectively, are going to become the trading frenzy that some are predicting.

"There will be conversations," Thompson said. "Whether there will be more trades or not I don't know.

"I don't know how much (trading there) will be after the first round."

Thompson's skepticism stems from the fact that he doesn't often see many surprise picks in the first round. A large number of surprises Thursday night could leave a handful of talented players many ..

Source: Packers.com
 

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