Behind The Steel Curtain

The 2023 NFL Draft kicks off tonight in Kansas City, Missouri, and for many of us, it’s the pinnacle event of the NFL off-season. We’ve waited impatiently, toiling on the various mock-draft simulators, playing out scenarios from the mundane to the downright ridiculous. Twelve trades by one team? Go for it! Finally, we’ve made it through the stretch between the Super Bowl and this glorious night. Sure, we have things like rookie minicamps, Organized Team Activities (OTAs) and teamwide minicamps in June. But, for the most part, this is the peak of the off-season. From here to training camp, it’s mostly quiet on the football front. Or, to borrow a turn of phrase from the late Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), we are about to enter “the long, dark tea time of the soul.” So, why not send it off with one last hurrah?