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Friday, April 19, 2002

Where: The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Television: Tomorrow, Noon-7 p.m., ESPN; 7-10 p.m., ESPN2; Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m., ESPN, 3-6 p.m., ESPN2.

Selections: The first three rounds will conclude tomorrow by approximately 10 p.m. In 2001, the first round consumed four hours and 18 minutes; the second, two hours and 57 minutes; and the third, one hour and 28 minutes. The draft will resume at 11 a.m. Sunday for the final four rounds, ending at approximately 5 p.m.

Rounds: The draft will consist of seven rounds. Rounds 1 through 3 tomorrow and Rounds 4 through 7 Sunday. There will be 261 selections, including 14 by the expansion Houston Texans and 32 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 18 teams which suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year. The Texans will receive the first pick in each of the seven rounds. They also will receive one selection in each of Rounds 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 after all teams with a 2001 regular-season winning percentage of less than .500. Houston also will receive the final selection in Round 7 (after all compensatory selections).

Two teams have two selections each in the first round: New Orleans (Nos. 13 and 25) and Oakland (21 and 23). Miami and Tampa Bay do not have first-round picks

Time limits: Round 1--15 minutes each team. Round 2--10 minutes each team. Rounds 3 through--Five minutes each team

Steelers: Select 30th in the first round.