It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting.

[1][2] No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.

It began with the Dallas Cowboys using the first overall pick to select Russell Maryland.

No previous draft had begun with more than three consecutive defensive picks.

[3] The day of the draft, wide receiver and projected number one pick[4] Raghib Ismail signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).