00:00 — Introduction
00:10 — The Worst Team Picks First
00:10 — Undeniably Anticompetitive
00:20 — The Contrarian Case
08:54 — Wrap Up
Sources:
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- Wikipedia - NFL Draft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_draft
- SLA Blog - Is the NFL Draft Illegal?: https://blog.sportslaw.org/posts/is-the-nfl-draft-illegal/
- Conduct Detrimental - The Draft Is Illegal (and Un-American): https://www.conductdetrimental.com/post/the-draft-is-illegal-un-american
- Chicago Sun-Times - NFL Draft Day: How Teams Legally Collude to Restrict Draftees' Rights: https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/04/23/nfl-draft-day-teams-collusion-restrict-rights-choices-draftees-bears-caleb-williams-eldon-ham
- Mississippi Law Journal - Call Upon Congress to Abolish the NFL Draft: https://mississippilawjournal.org/journal-content/call-upon-congress-to-abolish-the-nfl-draft/
- CNBC - NFL Draft: NIL Changes Significance of Contracts for Prospects: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/nfl-draft-nil-changes-significance-of-contracts-for-prospects.html
- FanSided - NFL Draft Salaries for Every 2026 First-Round Pick: https://fansided.com/nfl/nfl-draft-salaries-for-every-2026-first-round-pick-slot-how-much-will-rookies-make
- SAGE Journals - Does Draft Currency Promote Competitive Balance? (Lapré & Palazzolo, 2024): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15270025241264238
- Wikipedia - Radovich v. National Football League: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radovich_v._National_Football_League
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