11.   The draft then began with a trade, with the expansion Carolina Panthers sending the first pick overall to the Cincinnati Bengals, who were to choose fifth.

12.   The meeting of world leaders here will open on Wednesday and conclude on Friday with a joint declaration, a draft of which began circulating here on Monday.

13.   The NFL draft begins Saturday.

14.   There is a three-day blackout period before the draft begins Tuesday.

15.   When the draft begins Saturday, Mamula can now expect to hear his name be one of the first called.

16.   When the draft began, the Grizzlies already had three point guards.

17.   In the moments before the draft began, the NFL paraded a half-dozen players out to meet commissioner Paul Tagliabue.

18.   Just what kind of talent the clubs will take when the draft begins remains to be seen.

19.   Once the draft began, five quarterbacks were the first players chosen.

20.   The draft begins at noon EDT Saturday at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.