As if the mere act of choosing prospects in front of the world were not enough, the NFL Draftadds an element to the narrative that gives a special flavor to the three days in which each year teams recruit their new talent in the college football showcase.
This element is the famous 10-minute clock, the countdown that either lasts an eternity for the prospect or flies by for the franchises when it comes to choosing, and which brings with it a series of stories, which although not public and not seen in the broadcast, have an intensity that adds an extra dose of drama and excitement to the matter.
Decisions are not always easy and involve many factors, so 10 minutes may even be too little time as has even been portrayed in the movies, with the film ‘Draft Day’ directed by Ivan Reitman in 2014 and starring Kevin Costner.
In the three days that this intense search for players lasts, the 32 teams choose the best of college football to renew the talent that makes the NFL one of the most spectacular leagues on the planet. However, the work begins long before and the choices bring a lot of ‘background‘.
But how does it work?
In each selection, those 10 minutes are assigned that begin to run on the clock in front of the world and in which decisions are made, but where transfers are also negotiated, risks are evaluated, and even teams communicate with each other; but as the rounds progress, the time decreases, from 10 to seven minutes and then to five. For this there is a sound indicator, a horn that warns when time is up. Pure emotion.
What if the clock runs out?
It happens rarely, but it has happened. When a team lets the time pass without making a choice and formally communicating it to the NFL, the next franchise is notified to take the turn, although this does not mean that the original team loses its opportunity, it does lose the exclusivity in the decision.
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