Sunday, April 1, 2012

Final Project for Sports Reporting

For my final project for Sports Reporting, I would love to cover the NFL Draft on April 26th in Foxborough, Mass.
In the National Football League's current era of free agency and salary caps, winning teams have made their bread and butter in the draft.
The 2011 New York Giants won a Superbowl on a 38 yard reception thrown by a former first round pick (Eli Manning) and caught by a former third (Mario Manningham).
Last year's draft saw number one overall pick Cam Newton re-energizer the Carolina Panthers, while the second pick Von Miller became the cog at the center of Denver's reborn defense.
While teams can't win a title during the draft, they certainly can loose it. A number of bad picks has held the Oakland Raiders back for years. That same fate capsized season after season for the Detroit Lions, until a string of solid picks helped send them to the playoffs for the first time in a decade last year.
However, the most peculiar team in recent drafts has been the New England Patriots. Coach Bill Belichick has made a draft day trade in six of the past seven seasons, generally moving a second round pick for a first round pick next season. This year, the Patriots have four picks in the first two rounds.
I'd love to cover the Patriots draft from Foxborough doing a short package from inside the draft day party, grabbing interviews with any notable players or personalities there. I'd also do a blog post and a post draft story to make this a fully multi-media project.

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