The NFL Draft has grown in to one of the largest non-game sport spectacles of the calendar year. And like every other sports event, social media has become an integral part of the proceedings. However, this year ESPN and NFL Networks agreed to not tweet the draft picks before Roger Goodell announces them on stage. In previous years, picks were tweeted moments before they aired because networks were informed early for production purposes, thus making Goodell’s official announcements mere formalities. But this year fans spoke out and said they wanted to enjoy watching the draft on television and not have Twitter upstage the many inevitable surprises that every draft provides.
Below is a Twitter recap of every team’s authentic reaction in real-time to their newest draft pick.
Eric Fisher looks happy to be a Chief! #ChiefsDraft twitter.com/kcchiefs/statu…
— Kansas City Chiefs (@kcchiefs) April 26, 2013
Talking to Luke Joeckel. twitter.com/jaguars/status…
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@jaguars) April 26, 2013
TRADE ALERT: The Dolphins have traded up to the 3rd overall pick and have selected DE Dion Jordan from Oregon
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) April 26, 2013
With the 4th pick in the 2013 #NFLDraft, your Philadelphia #Eagles select Lane Johnson. #EaglesDraft
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) April 26, 2013
With the fifth-overall pick, the Detroit Lions select BYU DE Ziggy Ansah — introduced by @barrysanders! #lionsdraft
— Detroit Lions (@DetroitLionsNFL) April 26, 2013
Welcome @keke_mingo to the Browns! RT to share the news!#NFLDraft twitter.com/Browns/status/…
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) April 26, 2013
Retweet to welcome @azcardinals 1st Round pick Jonathan Cooper (@theunderdog_64) to Arizona!#CardsDraft #AZCards
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) April 26, 2013
With the 8th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the #Rams select WR Tavon Austin, West Virginia. #RamsDraft
— St. Louis Rams (@STLouisRams) April 26, 2013
With the 9th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the #NYJets select: Dee Milliner, CB, out of Alabama! RT to welcome him to Jets Nation!
— New York Jets (@nyjets) April 26, 2013
With the 10th pick in the #NFLDraft, the Titans select Alabama guard Chance Warmack! #TitansDraft bit.ly/17Zkl9V
— Tennessee Titans (@TennesseeTitans) April 26, 2013
With the 11th pick, the Chargers select Alabama OT D.J. Fluker. chrg.rs/YWYsEm #ChargersDraft
— San Diego Chargers (@chargers) April 26, 2013
With the 12th overall pick in the 2013 #NFLDraft, the Raiders select CB DJ Hayden, Houston.
— OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) April 26, 2013
With the 13th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the #NYJets select: Sheldon Richardson, DT, out of Missouri! Welcome him to Jets Nations w/a RT!
— New York Jets (@nyjets) April 26, 2013
With the 14th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Carolina #Panthers select Star Lotulelei, DT from Utah.
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 26, 2013
#Saints select Texas’ S Kenny Vaccaro (@kennyvaccaro4) with the 15th pick in the 1st round of the #NFLDraft!
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) April 26, 2013
#Bills select QB E.J. Manuel with the 16th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. #BillsDraft
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) April 26, 2013
With our First Pick in the 2013 NFL Draft we have selected Jarvis Jones LB Georgia #HereWeGo twitter.com/steelers/statu…
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 26, 2013
#49ers targeted LSU safety @e_reid1 and took him with the No. 18 overall pick at the #NFLDraft. STORY: bit.ly/Y11dam #Draft49
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) April 26, 2013
The @giants have drafted Syracuse OL Justin Pugh with their first round pick! Watch live reaction here: bit.ly/U17bF #NYGdraft
— New York Giants (@Giants) April 26, 2013
With the 20th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the #Bears select Kyle Long – G – Oregon. #BearsDraft #NFLDraft bit.ly/bw7pWK
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) April 26, 2013
With the 21st overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the #Bengals select Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame. #nfldraft
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) April 26, 2013
Falcons select CB Desmond Trufant from University of Washington with the first pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. #atldraft
— Atlanta_Falcons (@Atlanta_Falcons) April 26, 2013
With the 23rd pick the #Vikings select DT Sharrif Floyd
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) April 26, 2013
Welcome to #ColtsNation Bjoern Werner! #WeAreCOLTSTRONG #ColtsDraft instagram.com/p/YjVYKqJ608/
— Indianapolis Colts (@nflcolts) April 26, 2013
With the 25th pick the #Vikings select CB Xavier Rhodes twitter.com/Vikings/status…
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) April 26, 2013
#Packers select Datone Jones as the 26th pick in the #NFLDraft.
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) April 26, 2013
Fan reaction at #Texans draft party to selection of @nukdabomb in 1st round No. 27 overall. #NFLDraft twitter.com/HoustonTexans/…
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) April 26, 2013
Welcome to the newest #Broncos defensive tackle RT @sylwil92: Hard work pays off!
— Denver Broncos (@DenverBroncos) April 26, 2013
#Vikings trade back in to the first round to select WR Cordarrelle Patterson twitter.com/Vikings/status…
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) April 26, 2013
With the 30th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the #Rams select LB Alec Ogletree of Georgia. #RamsDraft
— St. Louis Rams (@STLouisRams) April 26, 2013
With the 31st pick in the 1st round of the NFL draft the Dallas Cowboys select Travis Frederick, C out of Wisconsin #CowboysDraft
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) April 26, 2013
With the 32nd pick of the NFL Draft, the #Ravens select safety Matt Elam, Florida.
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 26, 2013