Sentence examples for drafting players for from inspiring English sources

The day after his United States Open upset of Andy Roddick, John Isner spent a couple of hours drafting players for his N.F.L. fantasy football team.

The two companies provide a product that is just like traditional fantasy sports, but instead of drafting players for a whole season, you just pick them for a daylong contest.

In this season of the lockout, with needs on the defensive line and at safety, and with three key receivers potentially free agents, he could elect to draft players for specific positions.

The signing deadline for drafted players moves up roughly a month, to mid-July.

Traditional fantasy sports leagues allow you to draft players and earn points for how well they perform in games.

For those teams, drafted players are expected to make an impact".

Meanwhile, in the NFL, the Oakland and Jacksonville teams have struggled to acquire top draft players for years.

The No. 1 pick in last June's draft, the right-hander Stephen Strasburg, received the largest contract ever for a drafted player when the Washington Nationals gave him $15.1 million for four years.

There may have been little incentive, because Posey was about to sign for $6.2 million, then a record lump-sum bonus for a drafted player.

For that dazzling package of skills, the Giants paid $6.2 million, then a record lump-sum bonus for a drafted player.

At the start of his reign he had a limited squad, and had to draft in youth players for the Llanelli game.