The article outlines the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft, scheduled for April 24-26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, highlighting its significance in the NFL calendar. It traces the draft's history, noting that it started in 1936 and has become a major event involving preparation and fanfare year-round. The piece explains draft eligibility rules and mentions how the first draft included 81 players, out of which only 24 went on to play in the NFL. It emphasizes the evolution of the draft and its surrounding events as it has grown in prominence.
Since its inception nearly 90 years ago, the draft has grown into an entity of its own. The draft itself lasts three days, but the preparation of it goes on nearly year-round to the point that it has become something of a cottage industry.
The first NFL draft took place in February 1936 in a Philadelphia hotel. With the first pick, the Philadelphia Eagles selected Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago.
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