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The 1997 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 19–20, 1997, at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
In 1936, the league introduced the NFL draft after team owners voted on it in 1935. [6] [7] The intention of the draft is to make the NFL more competitive, as some teams had an advantage in signing players. [5] [7] From 1947 through 1958 the NFL designated the first overall selection as a "bonus" or "lottery pick". The pick was awarded by a ...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Barber in the third round (66th overall) of the 1997 NFL draft. [12] Barber was the third underclassmen selected in 1997 and was the tenth cornerback. His brother, Tiki Barber , was drafted in the second round (36th overall) by the New York Giants .
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Barber was selected by the Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft. Barber retired from the NFL at the end of the 2006 NFL postseason as the Giants' all-time rushing and reception leader. He is one of only four players with 5,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards. Barber was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
This is a list of Nebraska Cornhuskers football players in the NFL draft. Nebraska had at least one player drafted every year from 1962 to 2018 , a streak that was snapped in 2019 . Two Huskers have been selected first overall ( Sam Francis in 1937 and Irving Fryar in 1984 ), and one was selected last (Stan Hegener in 1975 ).
Martin was drafted in the fifth round with the 163rd overall pick in the 2000 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. [9] [10] Martin spent one season in the NFL Europe league. [3] During the 2002 season, he helped lead the Rhein Fire to a league best 7–3 record. The Fire lost in the World Bowl, falling 20–26 to the Berlin Thunder. [11]
Yatil Devon Green (born November 25, 1973) is an American former professional football player. A 6'2", 205 lbs. wide receiver from the University of Miami, he was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the first round (15th overall pick) of the 1997 NFL draft, as Miami saw him as a much-needed speed receiver to add to a solid but unspectacular group of possession wideouts. [1]