{"id":866116,"date":"2026-04-14T09:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/866116\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:39:22","slug":"former-buccaneers-qb-talks-about-how-draft-process-has-changed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/866116\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Buccaneers QB Talks About How Draft Process Has Changed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookies won\u2019t have to run or throw in a parking with a single scout watching.<\/p>\n

They won\u2019t have to wait eight rounds to have their names called either. That\u2019s how much the NFL Draft process has changed from the early years of the Buccaneers franchise, which former Buccaneers signal caller Randy Hedberg<\/a> recounted in an interview with the New York Post\u2019s Ryan Dunleavy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hedberg, an eighth-round pick in 1977, played two seasons for the Buccaneers before he turned to coaching. He fared wildly better as a quarterbacks coach with Division I power house North Dakota State, where he has developed two quarterbacks who went in the top three of the draft \u2013 Trey Lance and Carson Wentz.<\/p>\n

Hedberg told Dunleavy that he had to throw passes in a parking lot for his combine workout, and he completed the Wonderlic test afterward. The NFL combine has become a TV event since the 2000s and is hosted at Indianapolis\u2019 Lucas Oil Field.<\/p>\n

As for the draft, it was once 12 round from 1977 to 1992, and it shortened to seven in 1994. The draft likewise became a major TV event over the years, and more than 500,000 fans are expected to attend this year\u2019s draft in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

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