2009 NFL Draft

The 2009 NFL Draft is scheduled to take place in Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 25 and 26, 2009. It is expected to have two rounds on the first day, and five rounds on the second day, as in 2008.

Traded selections

The following selections were traded prior to the 2009 NFL Draft.

First round

* Carolina to Philadelphia. The Carolina Panthers traded their first-round selection in the 2009 Draft, as well as the 43rd and 109th selections in the 2008 Draft, to the Philadelphia Eagles for the 19th overall selection in 2008 (used to select Jeff Otah).

Second round

* San Diego to New England. The San Diego Chargers traded their second-round selection in 2009 to the New England Patriots in exchange for New England's third-round selection in 2008 (used to select Jacob Hester).
* Washington to Miami. The Washington Redskins traded their second-round selection in 2009 and their sixth-round selection in 2010 to the Miami Dolphins for Jason Taylor. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3497625 Skins trade for Dolphins' Taylor after Daniels goes down] ]
* New Orleans to New York Giants. The New Orleans Saints traded their second- and fifth-round selections to the New York Giants in a trade for Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey. If the Saints resign linebacker Jonathan Vilma, however, they may owe that second-round pick to the New York Jets, in which case the Giants will receive the Saints' first-round pick in 2010. [http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:TBPLSNzo0RYJ:www.newsday.com/sports/football/ny-spgiants225772901jul22,0,6820475.story+vilma+trade+shockey+trade+2010&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us&client=firefox-a] ]

Third round

* Cleveland to Dallas. The Cleveland Browns traded their third-round selection in 2009 to the Dallas Cowboys for Dallas' fourth-round selection in 2008 (used to select Martin Rucker).

Fourth round

* Detroit to Dallas. The Detroit Lions traded their fourth-round selection in 2009 to Dallas as part of a trade for Dallas' 2008 third-round selection (used to select Cliff Avril).
* Washington to New York Jets. Washington traded its fourth-round selection in 2009 to the New York Jets as part of a trade for Pete Kendall prior to the 2007 season.

Fifth round

* Oakland to Atlanta. Oakland traded its fifth-round selection to the Atlanta Falcons as part of a trade for DeAngelo Hall.
* Cleveland to Philadelphia. Cleveland traded its fifth-round selection in 2009 to the Philadelphia Eagles for one of Philadelphia's sixth-round selections (used to select Paul Hubbard).
* New Orleans to New York Giants. New Orleans traded their second- and fifth-round selections to the Giants in a trade for Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey.

Sixth round

* Miami to Dallas. Miami traded its sixth-round selection to Dallas in the Jason Ferguson trade.
* Minnesota to Philadelphia. The Minnesota Vikings traded their sixth-round selection to Philadelphia in the Kelly Holcomb trade.
* New Orleans to Green Bay. New Orleans traded its sixth-round selection in 2009 to the Green Bay Packers for Green Bay's seventh-round selection in 2008 (used to select Adrian Arrington).
* Tampa Bay to Chicago. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded their sixth-round selection to the Chicago Bears in the Brian Griese trade.
* Chicago to Tampa Bay. The Chicago Bears traded their sixth-round selection to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Dan Buenning trade.
* Dallas to Tennessee. The Dallas Cowboys traded their sixth-round selection to Tennessee in the Pacman Jones trade. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3364138 Cowboys agree on deal to acquire Pacman from Titans] ]

Seventh round

* Jacksonville to Tampa Bay. The Jacksonville Jaguars traded their seventh-round selection to Tampa Bay as part of a trade for Tampa Bay's second-round selection in the 2008 Draft (with which the Jaguars selected Quentin Groves).
* Washington to Minnesota. Washington traded a seventh-round selection to Minnesota for DE Erasmus James.
* Cleveland to Miami. The Cleveland Browns traded their seventh-round selection to the Miami Dolphins for cornerback Travis Daniels. [http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80a23f45&template=without-video&confirm=true]
* Carolina to Miami. The Carolina Panthers traded their seventh-round selection to Miami for QB Josh McCown. [http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/news.aspx?id=4176292]
* Tampa Bay to Pittsburgh. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded their seventh-round selection to Pittsburgh for OL Sean Mahan. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3565737]

Conditional/Undetermined

* Denver to New York Jets. The Denver Broncos traded an undetermined conditional selection to the New York Jets as part of the Dewayne Robertson trade.
* Philadelphia to Indianapolis. The Philadelphia Eagles traded a conditional 2009 selection to the Indianapolis Colts in return for HB/FB Luke Lawton. [http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080606/SPORTS03/80606043]
* Atlanta to Denver. The Atlanta Falcons traded a conditional seventh-round pick to the Denver Broncos in return for CB Dominique Foxworth. The pick can increase based on playing time. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3565075]
* New York Jets to Green Bay. The Jets traded a conditional fourth-round pick to the Green Bay Packers for QB Brett Favre. The pick becomes a third-round pick if Favre takes the majority of the team's snaps at quarterback, a second-round pick if he takes 70 percent of the snaps and the team makes the playoffs, and a first-round pick if Favre takes 80 percent of the snaps at quarterback and the Jets reach Super Bowl XLIII. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp08/news/story?id=3522971 Jets set for Brett] ]
* New Orleans Saints to New York Jets. The Saints traded a fourth-round pick in 2008 to the New York Jets for linebacker Jonathan Vilma. Depending on the number of defensive snaps Vilma plays, and whether or not he signs a new contract with the Saints, the Saints may owe the Jets a second-round pick in 2009.

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