Den reducerede drafttid fra 10 til otte minutter i første runde af NFL-draften 2026 satte tempoet op – og skabte drama i Dallas’ draftrum. Den nye dokumentar The Pick Is In afslører, hvordan Cowboys’ ledelse kæmpede for at rykke sig fra position 12 til 11 ved at handle med Miami Dolphins.
Først afslog Dolphins et bud fra Cowboys’ executive Stephen Jones, der tilbød en femte-runde-pick plus noget ekstra. Da de otte minutter var ved at løbe ud, kom Cowboys tilbage med et nyt tilbud: to femte-runde-picks. Dolphins accepterede.
Men handlen var ikke endelig, før Cowboys havde sikret sig picket. Hvis de ikke havde fået det ind i tide, havde Dolphins kunnet vælge en spiller, inden Cowboys nåede at gøre det. Jones ringede til ligaen for at bekræfte handlen og vendte sig derefter mod uret med ordene: „Vi har ti sekunder tilbage!”
Cowboys nåede at vælge Ohio State-sikkerheden Caleb Downs som nr. 11 – men det havde nemt kunne gå galt. I 2003 oplevede Minnesota Vikings en lignende situation, da de lod uret løbe ud på position 7. Jaguars og Panthers nåede at vælge spillere, inden Vikings endelig fik fat i Kevin Williams på position 9.
Et lignende scenarie havde været en katastrofe for Cowboys. Dokumentaren The Pick Is In giver et sjældent indblik i de interne forhandlinger og de nervepirrende øjeblikke, der kan afgøre en draftaften.
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