Roger Goodell at the 2009 Draft
The first 10 picks in the NFL Draft are going to be very interesting with reports of half the teams in that position looking to trade down.
The St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins and Jacksonville Jaguars have all at least had discussions about moving down the draft board to acquire more picks and save cash according to Adam Schefter.
With an uncapped year a virtual certainty and a potential work stoppage looming, NFL teams are going to tighten their spending heading into next season.
The impression we’ve gotten is that many are apprehensive about paying big money for a top ten draft pick with such a volatile climate brewing.
Many teams are also applying the spend less philosophy to free agency.
It had been rumored that the Buccaneers and Rams were working on a deal to swap positions, but it remains to be seen if that will actually happen now.