A lot.
Posted by
David (aka David)
Apr 23 '13, 10:50
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"All told, teams that held six of the first seven draft slots this year traded out of them, in a flurry of activity that eventually encompassed nine of the first 15 spots in the first round, and 14 of 32 slots overall. In other words, nearly half of the round made a move.
The 19 overall trades executed in the first round (three of which happened last year, involving Atlanta, New Orleans and Oakland) were the most in the NFL since the 1970 merger, and in that season there were only 26 teams in the league.
The simple reason for so many teams doing so much dealing? Because they could, thanks to a rookie wage scale that established cost certainty for teams, allowing them to wheel and deal to their heart's content. No longer is the guaranteed money in the first round draft prohibitive, and trade-discouraging."
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