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Draft to expand to three days

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Thursday, July 23, 2009

The audience for the NFL draft has been growing, and the league has responded by expanding the event from two to three days. Commissioner Roger Goodell notified teams Thursday that the draft will be spread over three days in 2010, running Thursday, April 22, through Saturday, April 24. In addition, the first round will start in prime time at 7:30 p.m. ET. "We continue to look for ways to make the draft more accessible to more fans," Goodell said in a statement. "Moving the first roun ...

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