The move should wind up being a positive for fans, as the time between the biggest action — the picks — will be much shorter.

The NFL informed all 32 teams that the time to select players in the first round of the draft is going down from 10 minutes to eight minutes, beginning in the 2026 NFL Draft, ESPN reported on Wednesda...

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the league informed teams on Wednesday that the time between first-round picks will be shortened to eight minutes.