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Inside an NFL Top 30 visit: What draft prospects experience
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The NFL draft is a little over one month away, which means top 30 visits are underway for the Ravens and 31 other teams around the league. After losing seven players on the first day of the legal tampering window, Baltimore will reload via the draft. The Ravens were awarded four compensatory picks on Monday after losing a handful of key free agents last spring. While teams can meet with prospects at the All-Star Games and the NFL combine, the top 30 visits provide some type of blueprint for what clubs view as a potential draft pick, while other teams around the league are well known for using the interview and meeting process to gauge who they like and don't like.
NFL teams can bring up to 30 players in for "top-30 visits," with these meetings serving as a way for teams to get to know players better and vice versa, as well as to address any medical concerns that need to be addressed. It's usually a mechanism for scheduling meetings with out-of-town prospects, with prospects from that city allowed to visit or meet with teams at any point in the process, as players from within a 50-mile radius of the team's headquarters do not count towards the 30-player limit.
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On-field football work is strictly forbidden by the league. Players can tour the facility but cannot participate in any football-related activities.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Explaining the NFL's Top 30 visits for draft prospects
