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NFL draft
/ˌɛn.ɛfˈɛl ˈdræft/
Definition
1
The annual selection process in American football where National Football League (NFL) teams choose eligible amateur players, typically college athletes, to join their rosters in a multi-round draft held each spring.
2
A highly anticipated event combining strategy, scouting, and drama, often broadcast live with expert analysis and team trades.
Examples
My fantasy team crushed it thanks to that late-round steal from the NFL draft.
He traded up in the NFL draft for a linebacker who turned out to be more meme than menace.
The NFL draft analysts hyped that wide receiver so much, you'd think he invented gravity.
Fans waited all night for their team's pick in the NFL draft, only for it to be the most predictable choice ever.