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The NFL Draft is a yearly venture where the cream of the [[college football]] crop are systematically doled out to professional NFL teams.  ESPN has been largely responsible for the increasing popularity of this event, because they own the rights to televise it.

The '''NFL Draft''' is a yearly venture where the cream of the [[college football]] crop are systematically selected by professional [[National Football League|NFL]] teams.  Drafting order is based on the football team's prior year standings, with the teams that faired poorest drafting first.  It is possible to trade away draft choices to other teams.

 

[[ESPN]] has been largely responsible for the increasing popularity of this event, because they own the rights to televise it.