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6 Hall of Famers to announce picks at NFL draft

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CHICAGO (AP) Six Pro Football Hall of Famers will be among the 32 former players who will announce second-round selections at next week's NFL draft.

Announcing the selections for their teams will be linebacker Dick Butkus (Bears), quarterback Jim Kelly (Bills), cornerbacks Willie Brown (Raiders) and Mel Blount (Steelers), center Dwight Stephenson (Dolphins), and 2015 electee DE-LB Charles Haley (49ers).

The second and third rounds will be held Friday night, May 1, as the draft shifts from New York to Chicago. Round 1 is the previous night, and the fourth-seventh rounds will be on May 2 at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University.

Combined, players who will announce second-round picks own 22 Super Bowl championships.

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AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL

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