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The 2001 NFL draft was the 66th draft annual of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible professional football players. The draft, which is officially referred to as the "NFL Player Selection Meeting", was held at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on April 21–22, 2001. [1] [2] [3]
Michael Vick was selected in the 2001 NFL draft as the first overall pick and first African American quarterback taken number 1 in the NFL draft. The San Diego Chargers had the number one selection spot in the draft that year but traded the rights to the first overall choice to the Atlanta Falcons a day before the draft, for which they received the Falcons' first round pick (5th overall) and ...
Five eventual Hall of Famers were selected by Washington in the first round: Champ Bailey, Sammy Baugh, Darrell Green, Art Monk, and Charley Taylor. [3] Three first-round picks by the team have been named NFL Rookie of the Year: halfback Charley Taylor in 1964, [4] [5] quarterback Robert Griffin III in 2012 [6] and defensive end Chase Young in ...
The Chargers signed the former first-round pick on Wednesday. Leatherwood was the 17th overall pick by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2001 NFL draft. He started all 17 regular-season games as a ...
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Hampton in the first round (19th overall) of the 2001 NFL draft. [8] Hampton was the fifth defensive tackle drafted in 2001. [9] On July 22, 2001, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Hampton to a five-year, $6.80 million contract with a signing bonus of $3.10 million. [10] [11]
Seymour was drafted by the Patriots in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2001 NFL draft. [6] On July 24, 2001, the Patriots signed Seymour to a six-year, $14.3 million contract. He played in 13 games in his 2001 rookie season, starting 10 of them, amassing three sacks mainly as a 4-3 defensive tackle.
Justin was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in first round (fourth overall) of the 2001 NFL draft. [3] He signed with the team on September 8, following protracted contract negotiations, and had roster exemption for the September 9 season opener vs. New England. He signed a six-year, $10 million contract that included a $1.25 million signing ...
The Rams had three first-round draft picks, and all were used on defense. Defensive tackles Damione Lewis and Ryan Pickett, and Adam Archuleta, a linebacker at Arizona State who would be converted to strong safety, were all drafted, along with Florida State linebacker Tommy Polley in the third round. All would be key contributors.