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Draft net: a behind-the-scenes trip with costumed fans, anxious players and electric activity reveals why the NFL selection process has become an Event. (NFL).

The Sporting News

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Resplendent in a tailored suit, Ricky Wright stands out amid the Halloween-in-April crowd that is the NFL Draft Live. He also stands at the head of the line waiting to enter the draft's opening day, first among a 2,500-plus gathering of masked creatures and birdmen with capes and normal-looking guys with stuffed lion cubs resting atop their caps, a wisp of culture within a cauldron of tackiness, lunacy and average Joes wanting a football fix.

A fashion designer by trade, Wright hopes to parlay his presence into ... who knows--maybe a chance contact with one of the soon-to-be millionaires who later will saunter across the stage of the Theater at Madison Square ...

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