The NFL Could Make Big Change To Draft Invitations

For ages the NFL "Green Room" has been reserved for the top NFL Draft prospects expecting to hear their names called in the first round of the NFL Draft. But there could be a tweak to those invitations on the horizon.

It has long been a debate on whether to invite players who are likely to fall out of the first round. The classic scenes of top prospects waiting patiently for their names to be called also rank among the best in league history.

According to ProFootballTalk, the league may be expressing interest in changing all of that. Mike Florio wrote for the outlet that the pool of invitees could include a number of players who may note be picked until the third and final day of the draft.

"There was a time when the league invited players who were expected to be hanging around beyond the first night. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, there’s a current appetite to expand the pool of invitations to players who aren’t expected to be picked until the third day, when rounds four through seven play out," Florio wrote.

Florio explained that the idea stems from the presence of players like Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe, who is a complete unknown as far as his draft status goes. Milroe has been invited to the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, but for all anyone knows he may not be taken until midway through the whole thing.