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NFL Draft 2016: Schedule, Dates, Times, TV Broadcast, Radio Coverage, Online Streaming, And More

Want to follow the 2016 NFL Draft live but not sure exactly when and how? The answers you're searching for can be found at Battle Red Blog.

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Tomorrow night, the 2016 NFL Draft begins. It stretches over three days, but the start times vary each day, so we figured it might be helpful to give you all the pertinent information about how to follow the NFL Draft in one place. Here's what you need to know.

WHAT: The 81st Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting (a/k/a "The 2016 NFL Draft").

WHEN:
Round 1: Thursday, April 28th, beginning at 7 p.m. CDT.
Rounds 2-3: Friday, April 29th, beginning at 6 p.m. CDT.
Rounds 4-7: Saturday, April 30th, beginning at 11 a.m. CDT.

WHERE: Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (Thursday-Friday) and Selection Square in Grant Park (Saturday) in Chicago, Illinois.

TIME BETWEEN PICKS:
Round 1: 10 minutes.
Round 2: 7 minutes.
Rounds 3-6:  5 minutes.
Round 7: 4 minutes.

TV BROADCAST: NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN 2 for all three days.

RADIO BROADCAST: ESPN Radio for Thursday and Friday.

ONLINE STREAMING: NFL.com.

Battle Red Blog will naturally be updating furiously throughout the proceedings (not just when your Houston Texans make their picks) so make sure you hang around this virtual corner of the neighborhood for reaction and analysis as well.