The player selections were announced from an outdoor theater built on the Rocky Steps, marking the first time an entire NFL draft was held outdoors.[4] The NFL announced that the draft was the most attended in history, with more than 250,000 people present.[5][6] Starting with this draft, compensatory picks could be traded.[7] The record for most trades made during an NFL Draft was set at 37, surpassing the 34 trades in the 2008 NFL Draft.[8] The number of trades was surpassed in 2019, when 40 were conducted.[9]