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The NFL has reduced the time between first-round draft picks from 10 minutes to 8 minutes for the 2026 draft. This change has raised concerns among some general managers about feeling rushed in their decision-making.
For the first time since 2008, the NFL reduced the time teams get between first-round picks at the draft.
When the 2026 NFL Draft begins on Thursday, April 23, there will be eight minutes between first-round selections, down from 10 minutes. Before 2008, teams received 15 minutes to make their decisions.
The most recent rule change worries at least one NFL general manager, according to Pro Football Talk.
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âIâd love to have 10 minutes, but itâs the same for everybody else,â Pittsburgh Steelers GM Omar Khan said. âEight minutes is what it is, but those two minutes, it feels like an eternity sometimes.â
The concern is not so much about deciding which player to draft, but about having time to discuss and evaluate trade possibilities.
âNaturally weâve been having more conversations to set parameters of what the value is if you move up to this spot or trade back,â Khan said. âThereâs more conversation, but until we get there, Iâm not sure how thatâs going to go.â
Khanâs new head coach, Mike McCarthy, joked that he gets just 40 seconds to call a play. âWeâll be fine,â McCarthy said.
Timing for picks in Rounds 2-7 remains the same. Teams get seven minutes between picks in Round 2, five minutes in Rounds 3-6 and four minutes in Round 7.
According to an article in The Spun, many NFL fans think eight minutes between picks in the first round is still too long. Evidently, they want to hear the ESPN jingle on repeat.
âEight minutes feels like too long, still. Iâd move it down to five,â a fan suggested. âWe donât need to wait that long. Make it five or six minutes at most,â another shared.
Tune in to the first round of the NFL draft at 8 p.m. ET Thursday on ESPN, NFL Network or the ESPN app.
The NFL reduced the draft pick time to eight minutes to streamline the selection process, marking the first change since 2008.
General managers are concerned that the reduced time may lead to rushed decisions, impacting their ability to make strategic picks.
The new eight-minute rule will take effect during the 2026 NFL Draft, starting on April 23, 2026.

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