Goodell: 'We gotta shorten' 1st round of draft

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is considering shortening the length of time that teams have to make picks in the first round of the draft.

"I started thinking last night, 'We gotta shorten it,'" Goodell said Friday on "The Pat McAfee Show."

Goodell mentioned the idea of providing teams seven minutes per pick in the first round, with the ability to use a two-minute extension once, as an example of a potential change to shorten the event.

Teams are currently granted 10 minutes per selection in the first round of the draft. However, most teams don't use the majority of their time.

"I think we usually average ... like six-and-a-half (minutes per pick)," Goodell added. "I think only one team went the full 10 (minutes), I think I heard last night. And you know, if you're in the middle of a trade you might want to use your card, play two minutes extra. But it's trying to come up with a bit more strategy."

A change to the amount of time that teams are granted would take effect for the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh or a future event.