The 1984 NFL draft was the procedure by which
National Football League
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teams selected amateur
college football
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players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The
draft
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was held May 1–2,
1984, at the
Omni Park Central Hotel
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in
New York City
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,
New York.
No teams elected to claim any players in the regular
supplemental draft that year. However, the NFL did have a
special supplemental draft for college seniors who had already signed with the
USFL or
CFL on June 5, 1984.
The 1984 draft was the first
in ten years in which a quarterback was not selected in the first round; the first quarterback selected in 1984 was
Boomer Esiason, who was selected by the
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its h ...
in the second round with the 38th overall pick. The
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The Pa ...
used the
first overall pick of the draft to select wide receiver
Irving Fryar.
Player selections
Hall of Famers
To date, no member of the 1984 NFL draft has been inducted into the
Professional Football Hall of Fame.
Notable undrafted players
References
External links
NFL.com – 1984 Draft*
Pro Football Hall of Fame*
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NFL draft
NFL Draft
The NFL draft, officially known as the Annual Player Selection Meeting, is an annual event which serves as the most common source of player recruitment in the National Football League. Each team is given a position in the drafting order in reve ...
Draft
Draft, the draft, or draught may refer to:
Watercraft dimensions
* Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel
* Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
* Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a v ...
NFL Draft
The NFL draft, officially known as the Annual Player Selection Meeting, is an annual event which serves as the most common source of player recruitment in the National Football League. Each team is given a position in the drafting order in reve ...
NFL Draft
The NFL draft, officially known as the Annual Player Selection Meeting, is an annual event which serves as the most common source of player recruitment in the National Football League. Each team is given a position in the drafting order in reve ...
American football in New York City
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