We thought this was an interesting story. We wondered how they did it and now we know. Yes, it's a bit off the traditional stuff about which we write, however, don't we all need something light every once in a while?
Conservative Tom
P.S. The Lions are the last team in this article and they should be the last team in my book (as well as every NFL fan) even if they are our home team. They will not be our team until the owner sells them! Detroit has suffered with over 50 years of mediocrity, at best, and holds the record for the only 0-16 team in NFL history. It is time for a new owner!
Conservative Tom
P.S. The Lions are the last team in this article and they should be the last team in my book (as well as every NFL fan) even if they are our home team. They will not be our team until the owner sells them! Detroit has suffered with over 50 years of mediocrity, at best, and holds the record for the only 0-16 team in NFL history. It is time for a new owner!
EVER WONDER HOW NAMES GET ON JERSEYS SO QUICKLY AT THE NFL DRAFT?
If you caught any part of the NFL draft’s first round on Thursday you might have wondered how new players’ names were on jerseys of the team signing them so quickly.
Are there options for each player for each potential team (which would be a huge waste)? Are there few options for teams speculated to sign a specific player? Or is someone there actually sewing names onto the appropriate jersey in real time?
Believe it or not, as Yahoo! Sports pointed out, Nike actually has a crew in the wings putting the correct name with the jersey once the decision is made. NFL expert Darren Rovell has a picture:
This practice began last year and NBC Sports Pro Football Talk reported at the time that the names of players are already printed and then applied onto the back of the appropriate jersey for photo ops.
Here’s a look at such jerseys from Thursday night:
New Draftees Holding Jerseys
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Former New England Patriots player Joe Andruzzi (L) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hold up a New England Patriot jersey with the # 617 on it in honor of the victims and those affected by this years bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Cordarelle Patterson of the Tennessee Volunteers holds up a jersey after he was selected #29 overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Eric Fisher (R) of Central Michigan Chippewas stands on stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after Fisher was picked #1 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Xavier Rhodes of the Florida State Seminoles holds up a jersey on stage after he was picked #25 overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Sharrif Floyd of the Florida Gators holds up a jersey on stage after he was picked #23 overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Bjoern Werner of the Florida State Seminoles holds up a jersey on stage after he was picked #24 overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Kenny Vaccaro of the Texas Longhorns, stands with 13-year-old Markell Gregoire (L) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (R) as they hold up a jersey on stage after he was picked #15 overall by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Dee Milliner (R) of the Alabama Crimson Tide stands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as they hold up a jersey on stage after Milliner was picked #9 overall by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Eric Reid (C) of the LSU Tigers holds his daughter Leilani as they stand with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as they hold up a jersey on stage after Reid was picked #18 overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: E.J. Manuel of the Florida State Seminoles holds up a jersey on stage after he was picked #16 overall by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Dee Milliner (R) of the Alabama Crimson Tide stands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as they hold up a jersey on stage after Milliner was picked #9 overall by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Chance Warmack of the Alabama Crimson Tide stands on stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (L) as they hold up a jersey on stage after he was picked #10 overall by the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Jonathan Cooper of North Carolina Tar Heels stands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (L) as they hold up a jersey on stage after Cooper was picked #7 overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: D.J. Fluker of the Alabama Crimson Tide holds up a jersey on stage after he was picked #11 overall by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Sheldon Richardson of the Missouri Tigers stands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (L) as they hold up a jersey on stage after Richardson was picked #13 overall by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Lane Johnson of the Oklahoma Sooners stands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (L) as they hold up a jersey on stage after Johnson was picked #4 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Dee Milliner of the Alabama Crimson holds up a jersey on stage after Milliner was picked #9 overall by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Barkevious Mingo of the LSU Tigers stands on stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as they hold up a jersey on stage after Mingo was picked #6 overall by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Tavon Austin (R) of West Virginia Mountaineers reacts after Austin was picked #8 overall by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.
Ezekiel Ansah, from Brigham Young, stands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, and Barry Sanders after being selected fifth overall by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
The number one draft pick went to the Kansas City Chiefs who took offensive tackle Eric Fisher of Central Michigan.
Linemen were among the most drafted during the first round with 18 teams picking up more than 2 1/2 tons of linemen.
Surprising to some though Manti Te’o, the Notre Dame linebacker who was taken for a very publicly exposed ride over a fake Internet girlfriend last year, was not drafted and waits for the second round Friday. It wasn’t this embarrassing hoax that likely dropped him out of a first round pick, but his less than stellar performance in the national championship game against Alabama.
Watch the Fox Sports NFL first round draft recap:
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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