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NFL Draft In Las Vegas: Day 2

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com

With so many former NFLers in Las Vegas for the NFL Draft, there’s an NBA Summer League to the town.  Former NFL greats like Anthony Munoz and Emmitt Smith have commercial deals to sign autographs. The Gronk, colorful character Rob Gronkowski, is having a Gronk Beach Day party at the Encore Beach Club. And former Raiders player Rod Martin will be at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace.

The vibe is wear your favorite team jersey, put a big ol’ necklace around your neck and even apply face paint. And there are players meeting fans at the NFL experience today. Here’s the schedule:

Here are some of favorite scenes from the NFL Draft Friday at the NFL Experience where the league’s sponsors have tents and along Las Vegas Boulevard.

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Old and new

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Hair today, gone tomorrow

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The Strip is open during the NFL Draft. It’s just closed to cars.

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Necklace man 

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Only $40 to coolness

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Straight from the Allegiant Stadium art collection

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Desert heat no problem for the makeup

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Poor guy, all he wants is a wide receiver

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Fashion statement

The Raiders will finally pick a player today in the third round with the 86th selection.

A recap of Day One’s selections in the first round:


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Alan Snel: Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com. Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle. In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com. After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent. Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.
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