1999 NFL expansion draft
| 1999 NFL expansion draft | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Sport | American football |
| Date(s) | February 9, 1999 |
| Location | Pro Football Hall of Fame Canton, Ohio |
| Overview | |
| League | NFL |
| Expansion teams | Cleveland Browns (reactivated team) |
| Expansion season | 1999 |
The
1999 NFL Draft, and the league gave the Browns the opportunity to select current players from the other teams. That selection was provided by the 1999 National Football League expansion draft, held on February 9, 1999. 150 players were left unprotected by their teams for the Browns to draft.[1][2]
Format
Each of the 30 existing teams were required to expose five players to the draft. Cleveland was allowed to select between 30 and 42 players. No more than two players could be drafted from a single team; after drafting one player from a team, that team had the option to remove up to two of the remaining four players from the draft pool.[1]
Reception
Three years later NFL MVP and Super Bowl champion, but declined to do so. However, prior to the 1999 season Warner had not yet started an NFL game and only had four completions in 11 passing attempts in the league.[3][4]
Player selections
References
- ^ a b Pennington, Bill (January 16, 1999). "N.F.L. Roundup—Expansion Draft; 130 Veteran Faces For the Browns". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
- ^ "1999 Cleveland Expansion Draft".
- ^ "Kurt Warner Player Profile on NFL.com".
- ^ Pennington, Bill (January 23, 2002). "Pro Football; N.F.L. Expansion Draft: Big Names on the List". New York Times. Retrieved September 24, 2008.