News, chats, analysis, games and video provide the complete draft day experience
Live streaming of NFL Network draft coverage both Saturday and Sunday
Fans can own every moment of the 2009 Draft with more exclusive video, interactive features, and information than ever before on . For the first time, fans of every team can visit team-specific war rooms on NFL.com to chat about their favorite team's needs and picks. The site also features enhanced content including chats with NFL.com's expert analysts.
NFL.com's live coverage starts at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 25 at . NFL.com will stream the final 30-minutes of NFL Network's five-hour NFL Total Access pre-Draft show followed by Rounds 1 and 2 of the Draft which begins at 4 p.m. ET. NFL.com's coverage continues on Sunday, April 26 at 10 a.m. ET with NFL Network's telecast of Rounds 3-7.
NFL.com brings fans onto the draft floor through a variety of . This behind-the-scenes material from Radio City Music Hall includes features on the draft prospects on location in New York City, live shots of the team tables as they make their selections and exclusive video interviews from team headquarters throughout the weekend.
On Draft day, NFL.com enhances its free live coverage with an up-to-the-minute that provides real-time selection information which can be viewed by pick, team, college and draft round. In addition, fans will get exclusive pick-by-pick analysis from NFL.com's draft experts as original video.
NFL.com unveils a new feature for the draft and is now giving users an opportunity to participate in team-specific . Within each War Room, fans can discuss their team's Draft needs, comment on how the team is drafting and connect with other fans from across the world. In addition, fans can monitor the draft day activity and buzz across all 32 War Rooms with an interactive map.
NFL.com is home to an extensive player database complete with profiles and scouting reports, workout results and video clips from all of the 330-plus participants, and . NFL.com also offers available online, allowing fans to look back at s from 1936 to the present.
NFL.com analyst will offer pick-by-pick analysis through all seven rounds, and personnel expert will lead a marathon chat session, answering fans' questions throughout both days of the Draft. Senior columnists and will report live from Radio City Music Hall, and senior writer will report from St. Louis, where he will chronicle the Rams' first draft under new head coach Steve Spagnuolo.
Fans also can forecast the entire first round of the draft in the game, competing for a chance to win a trip to the 2010 NFL in South Florida. Immediately following the draft, fans can voice their opinions by grading their teams' Draft results through an interactive Fan Ballot.
NFL.com offers fans a social media widget for use on their social sites and blogs that provides up-to-date news and video links that are specific to NFL.com's draft coverage, as well as the Round 1 order and top prospect information.
For fans on-the-go, 2009 draft coverage will also be available via NFL Mobile Live only from Sprint. Mobile features such as a real-time draft-tracker, expert analysis and a live video feed of NFL Network's coverage will be available.
Online. On television. On a mobile phone. The NFL allows fans to experience every moment of the draft wherever they are.
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