football said

I remember the 12 rounds. The second day was really uneventful. But the draft back then didn't get all the hype like it does now. The combine, mock drafts, predraft work outs, and coverage were not extensive back then. Honestly as a kid reading the papers anything after the second round was just a bunch of players I never heard of. The last 12th rounder that made an impact was a center name Chris Port. He was solid for us during the Mora era. Really the draft wasn't as interesting back then as it is now.

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Richard said

Actually, the draft used to be 17 rounds. There was no radio or TV broadcast, because it wasn’t the event that it is now. Also, because newspapers had early deadlines, you might only learn of a few players the next day. It could take a couple of days before they would finally print the complete list.

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