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 New York's Radio City Music Hall, the traditional site of the
draft, was ruled out because of scheduling conflicts.
"We're focusing solely on Los Angeles and Chicago now," Goodell said
Thursday.
Next year's event will either be April 22-25 or April 29-May 2.
The NFL will limit how many college underclassmen it evaluates for
the draft to five per school. However, the league will allow special
exceptions.
This year, 37 out of 107 underclassmen who applied for the draft
were not selected, prompting the NFL's College Advisory Committee
(CAC) to develop new guidelines for players who are considering
leaving school early.
 According to Greg Aiello, the NFL's vice president for public
relations, evaluations by the CAC will be limited to players
projected as first- or second-round picks, or advised to stay in
school.
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed second-round draft pick Marqise Lee
on Friday. Lee, a wide receiver, was the No. 39 overall pick in the
draft and the first of the Jaguars' second-round picks.
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The New England Patriots signed undrafted rookie wide receivers
Derrick Johnson and Tyler McDonald, the team announced.
The Detroit Lions claimed wide receiver Reese Wiggins off waivers
from the Patriots and released wide receiver Naaman Roosevelt.
(Editing by Gene Cherry)
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