| 1967 NFL/AFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | March 14–15, 1967 |
| Time | 10 am EST |
| Location | Gotham Hotel in New York City |
| Overview | |
| 445 total selections in 17 rounds | |
| League | NFL, AFL |
| First selection | Bubba Smith, DT Baltimore Colts |
| Most selections (36) | New Orleans Saints |
| Fewest selections (11) | Los Angeles Rams |
| Hall of Famers | 10
|
The 1967 NFL/AFL draft was conducted March 14–15, 1967, at the Gotham Hotel in New York City.[1][2][3] It was the first common draft between the NFL and the AFL, part of the AFL–NFL merger agreement of June 1966.
This draft was delayed as new guidelines were established; redshirt (or "future") players were no longer eligible.[4] It began on a Tuesday in mid-March; the previous two years the leagues held their separate drafts on the final Saturday of November, immediately following the college football regular season.
The expansion New Orleans Saints were initially awarded the first overall pick of the draft. The Saints traded the pick to the Baltimore Colts, who used it to select defensive end Bubba Smith.
- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Colts pick 1st in grid draft today". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. March 14, 1967. p. 2, part 2.
- ^ "Pro grid draft begins Tuesday". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. UPI. March 13, 1967. p. 2B.