What suprises me is that the Pats are number 7, considering they were in the Super Bowl.
The NFL draft - as are all sports “drafts” - has become so institutionalized that many (even many “conservatives”) do not realize that it flagrantly violates the most basic principles of free market economics.
The best football players coming out of college are denied the right that is accorded their fellow collegians who are coming out as engineers, computer scientists, chemists, etc., etc.: the right to freely choose their employer and place of employment.
Marking!