<P> The NFL, as a one - time experiment, distributed the October 25, 2015 International Series game from Wembley Stadium in London between the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars . The game was live streamed on the Internet exclusively via Yahoo!, except for over-the - air broadcasts on the local CBS - TV affiliates in the Buffalo and Jacksonville markets . </P> <P> In 2015, the NFL began sponsoring a series of public service announcements to bring attention to domestic abuse and sexual assault in response to what was seen as poor handling of incidents of violence by players . </P> <P> Each April (excluding 2014 when it took place in May), the NFL holds a draft of college players . The draft consists of seven rounds, with each of the 32 clubs getting one pick in each round . The draft order for non-playoff teams is determined by regular - season record; among playoff teams, teams are first ranked by the furthest round of the playoffs they reached, and then are ranked by regular - season record . For example, any team that reached the divisional round will be given a higher pick than any team that reached the conference championships, but will be given a lower pick than any team that did not make the divisional round . The Super Bowl champion always drafts last, and the losing team from the Super Bowl always drafts next - to - last . All potential draftees must be at least three years removed from high school in order to be eligible for the draft . Underclassmen that have met that criterion to be eligible for the draft must write an application to the NFL by January 15 renouncing their remaining college eligibility . Clubs can trade away picks for future draft picks, but cannot trade the rights to players they have selected in previous drafts . </P> <P> Aside from the 32 picks each club gets, compensatory draft picks are given to teams that have lost more compensatory free agents than they have gained . These are spread out from rounds 3 to 7, and a total of 32 are given . Clubs are required to make their selection within a certain period of time, the exact time depending on which round the pick is made in . If they fail to do so on time, the clubs behind them can begin to select their players in order, but they do not lose the pick outright . This happened in the 2003 draft, when the Minnesota Vikings failed to make their selection on time . The Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers were able to make their picks before the Vikings were able to use theirs . Selected players are only allowed to negotiate contracts with the team that picked them, but if they choose not to sign they become eligible for the next year's draft . Under the current collective bargaining contract, all contracts to drafted players must be four - year deals with a club option for a fifth . Contracts themselves are limited to a certain amount of money, depending on the exact draft pick the player was selected with . Players who were draft eligible but not picked in the draft are free to sign with any club . </P>

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