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2009 NFL offseason

The 2009 NFL offseason.

A chronological guide to the transactions and decisions surrounding the 2009 NFL offseason.

Open the full season →Every offseason by year

In the order it happened

The transaction timeline

The draft, major signings, trades and roster decisions are ordered chronologically. Complete draft boards, trade packages and free-agent jersey changes are embedded at the moment they happened.

  1. Draft weekend · NFL Draft

    Matthew Stafford goes first overall to Detroit Lions →

    Detroit Lions used the No. 1 pick on Matthew Stafford. The complete 2009 NFL draft board preserves every selection and each available player profile.

    The complete draft board is preserved beside this moment →

    Draft board

    2009 NFL

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    First overall selection

    Matthew Stafford

    Detroit Lions

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