1996 NFL draft
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The 1996 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 20–21, 1996, at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year. As a result of the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, all draft rights held by the deactivated Cleveland Browns franchise were transferred to the new Baltimore Ravens franchise.
Keyshawn Johnson, selected first overall by the Jets, was a three-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion.
Regarded as one of the greatest Linebackers of all time. Ray Lewis, selected 26th-overall by the Ravens, was a 2-time Super Bowl champion, 2-time Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Jonathan Ogden, selected 4th-overall by the Ravens, and the first draft selection ever for the Ravens, was a 11-time Pro Bowler, 9-time All-Pro, and Super Bowl champion.
Marvin Harrison, selected 19th-overall by Indianapolis Colts, led the league in receiving yards and receptions twice, was named to 8 Pro Bowls, and is considered one of the best wide receivers of his generation.
1996 NFL season
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The 1996 NFL season was the 77th regular season of the National Football League (NFL) and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end. Most significantly, the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy resulted in a then-unique legal settlement where the Cleveland Browns franchise, history, records, and intellectual property remained in Cleveland, while its players and personnel transferred to Baltimore, technically to a new league franchise that was named the Baltimore Ravens.
1996 AFC West champion Denver hosts Tampa Bay at Mile High Stadium, September 15, 1996