Trading Future Early NFL Draft Picks Is a Bad Idea

Trading Future Early NFL Draft Picks Is a Bad Idea: Jason Lisk of The Big Lead went through draft history and found that trades of future 1st or 2nd rounders are typically big mistakes.

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Posted on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 at 5:42 pm, Category: Football, Tags: nfl, nfl-draft, strategy, the-big-lead, trades.

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