Report: NFL and NFLPA on verge of pushing draft to May, moving start of season up before scouting combine
The NFL and NFLPA are close to changing the NFL's calendar year. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
The NFL and NFLPA are on the verge of pushing the NFL Draft back to May and moving the start of the league year to before the NFL Scouting Combine, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. Both sides have had dialogue about resetting the league's calendar in an attempt to create a year-long continuum.
The discussed proposal adjusts the current schedule to begin the NFL Scouting Combine in March and free agency at the beginning of April, with the draft taking place in May. The players and the NFLPA were allegedly stalling at the idea of having free agency being backed up, leaving players with uncertain futures.
