Film Preview: Draft Day

Anyone that knows me will tell you that I'm a huge fan of American Football and draft night is one of the highlights of the year. As the college players we've been watching and scouting all year have their futures decided on one night by 32 professional teams. After the success of Moneyball being adapted from the best selling book, statistics have become in vogue with sports especially when depicted in the world of film (Trouble with the Curve following a similar route). Now the thrills and excitement of the NFL draft is being captured by Draft Day as we follow the Cleveland Browns (the Buffalo Bills were originally asked but Cleveland was cheaper apparently) as they look to land a stud at the top of the draft, although any fan of the NFL will tell you there is no way this should have a happy ending since its about the Browns.

First Energy Stadium in Cleveland

Sonny Weaver Jr. (Kevin Costner) is the General Manager of the Cleveland Browns who is desperate to nab the number 1 pick in the draft to turn around the teams ailing fortunes as well as saving his own job. We see all the lead up to the draft and the deals done to try and make this dream happen.

Draft Day is out in the US on 11th April and doesn't have a confirmed UK release date yet. The trailer is embedded below: