(S8) - PT 1 - Draft Party

[Leafs4ever]

Ever since declaring for the DSFL draft, my family and friends have been planning a viewing party to watch the draft. I've decided to stay in my hometown instead of going to the draft because I want to be around the people who helped me get here. Also, I also did enjoy when a prospect gets the call from the team and they get mobbed by everyone.

My parents decided to hold the party at our humble abode. We want to make it a whole day event to make the most of it, so we're going to invite all of our friends and family over. During the day we're going to have the pool open, bbq firing all day, and the drinks will be flowing. It's going to be a classic cookout. As we get closer to draft time, we're going to assemble into the house and have the viewing all set up for everyone to see. I'm going to have my phone charged, my parents by my side, and sitting right in the middle of everyone. When I get the call, and hopefully it's early in the night, I can't wait to embrace with everyone and start this new journey in my career.

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[keanex]

Unfortunately for me, I missed the DSFL draft, which no doubt I would have been likely doing the same thing as for the NSFL draft - having a cigar and drinking bourbon. That is how I spent my NSFL draft, with a few close friends from college, with my family, and some Pythons guys who were in town and wanted to celebrate as well! We had 8 large pizzas of all kinds, including my two favorites, Buffalo chicken pizza and Hawaiian pizza! We had 250 wings, with 4 different sauces and blue cheese and ranch. We had meatball subs as well!

For drinks we had various bourbons, but I was sipping on Jefferson's Ocean bourbon, which is awesome. Had plenty of local craft beer to boot. For cigars we had my favorite, Illusione Epernay! It was a great night aside from a minor hiccup, but we're all over that now.

If I had to give the DSFL and NSFL rookies attending, or being involved in their own draft is to:

1: Have good company. Get people close to you and enjoy a great night.
2: Have lots of food! You don't want to get hungry!
3: Have great drinks! You want to have a nice buzz!
4: Enjoy it and take your time processing things.

[dub]

A Live Shot from TE Balthazar Crindy's draft party, inspired by Russell Wilson. Probably.

[Jepox]

[TheDangaZone]

[Renrut]

aint no one got time for good JC's.

[Molarpistols]

Gus T.T. Showbiz entered the S8 DSFL draft as a quarterback with some great college experience. He expects to go pretty high in the draft, as several teams are looking for upgrades at the position. Mr. Showbiz isn't overly concerned and anxious for the draft. Instead, he's choosing to team up with his long-time best friend Shawn Spencestar and compete on hit television competition American Duos. The two run a Psychic detective business on the side, and they caught a case dealing with the show. Gus will need to skip his draft party to help solve the case!

American Duos is a highly competitive singing show, much along the same lines as American Idol. The difference being that the competition consists of singing duos, or duets, which makes it harder. Duos need to worry about song selection, as well as how the voices play off each other in harmony.

Gus T.T. Showbiz (the extra "T" is for extra talent) and his singing partner, Shawn Spencestar, will be performing an adaptation of the famous song "Shout". Showbiz plans to use his love of dancing and Michael Jackson to add a surprising element for the viewing audience. Who needs a draft party when you can win a gameshow?!

You can tune in to see Shawn and Gus's performance, streaming online using Amazon Prime Video.

[Moosecop]

[White Cornerback]

Written: Must include 200 words. Most people have a draft party for the time they get drafted. Whether you're getting drafted this season, or have already been drafted, describe what your draft party was like or will be like. Was it only family and close friends or did you go out to a bar waiting for your name to be called.

Lavelle's draft night and part was a little different. Sure there had been considerably hype in the build up to the S2 NSFL Draft, you had mock drafts, the combine, interviews and the whole shabang.

But something was different for Lavelle, unlike the 50 or so other prospects in the S2 draft, Lavelle knew exactly where he was going, he had for the last few months. Since Yellowknife traded for the #1 S2 pick and beyond. Lavelle was so far ahead of his class in terms of development both due to the sheer amount of commitment and work ethic he showed to the game and the season of play he was blessed with during his waiver season in season 1.

Fast forward to the actual night of the draft, where most prospects and upcoming NSFL rookies would either be at home with their families or there at the actual draft ceremony. Lavelle was situated in the back, in the green room to be exact. The room was empty, save for a single picture. That picture of course showed the previous #1 pick in NSFL history, the notorious JJ Reigns. Reigns of course belonged to the equally infamous "Shaka" agency who talked a big game but when push came to shove left us with more cringe worthy quotes than pro bowl appearances.

[37thchamber]

Draft night was strange for Antoine Delacour. While he has a large family, and several friends who were excited to celebrate the beginning of his professional career, there was little fanfare in his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana. Instead, Antoine was at the NSFL Draft in person, with his "date" -- his octogenarian grandmother Lucille. Owing to his father's absence, and his mother's frequent travel for work, Antoine was effectively raised by his grandparents; Lucille alone since he was nine, in fact, following his grandfather moving into a nursing home. "It might not have been the wildest of nights," Antoine jokes, "but grandma had a great night. She complained later that she didn't get to meet Cam Newton, though."

After the first day of the draft passed without his name being called, Antoine returned to Lafayette with his grandmother, and spent a relatively low-key night with friends the following evening, right up to the moment he was selected by the Baltimore Hawks. "It was kind of surreal," he recalls. "But once I hung up the call, the room went nuts. I remember I ended the night rapping on stage at the Scorpion Club with my cousin Jay, and Jasmin's younger brother Drew... and some girls asking if they could be in our video. I don't think they even knew I played ball."