Report: NFLPA Asks Prospects To Boycott Draft
By: Karl Rundgren
Updated: March 14, 2011
NEW YORK, NY -- The NFL Players Association is allegedly asking top prospects in this year's draft to boycott the event.
Multiple league sources told ESPN the union has reached out to 17 potential first-round picks and told them not to attend.
The move comes after league owners initiated a lockout of the players this past weekend.
The draft is scheduled to start at New York's Radio City Music Hall on April 28th and run three days.
Usually, top players come on stage when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell calls their names, then do interviews with ESPN or the NFL Network.
Instead of attending, the NFLPA is reportedly suggesting players do interviews on rival networks, or through social media sites.
(Copyright 2011 by VERTEXNews/Newsroom Solutions)
Multiple league sources told ESPN the union has reached out to 17 potential first-round picks and told them not to attend.
The move comes after league owners initiated a lockout of the players this past weekend.
The draft is scheduled to start at New York's Radio City Music Hall on April 28th and run three days.
Usually, top players come on stage when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell calls their names, then do interviews with ESPN or the NFL Network.
Instead of attending, the NFLPA is reportedly suggesting players do interviews on rival networks, or through social media sites.
(Copyright 2011 by VERTEXNews/Newsroom Solutions)
