Editing NFL draft (section)

==== Past major events ====
* '''[[Chicago College All-Star Game]]''' - The game was played from 1934 to 1976 (except for 1974, due to that year's NFL strike) between the NFL champions and a team of star college seniors from the previous year, and was run by [[Chicago Tribune]]. The game was the prominent college all-star game while played. In the 42 College All-Star Games, the defending pro champions won 31, the All-Stars won nine, and two were ties, giving the collegians a {{winning percentage|9|31|2}} winning percentage. The 1976 College All-Star Game remains the last time an NFL team has played any team from outside the league.<ref name=Grogan>{{cite journal |last=Grogan |first=John |title=The College All-Star Football Classic |journal=The Coffin Corner |year=2000 |volume=22 |issue=2 |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/22-02-841.pdf |access-date=January 30, 2012 |publisher=[[Professional Football Researchers Association]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218181543/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/22-02-841.pdf |archive-date=December 18, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''[[Blue–Gray Football Classic]]''' - Annual college football all-star game held in [[Montgomery, Alabama]] from 1939 to 2003, usually in late December and often on [[Christmas Day]]. The format pitted players who attended college in the states of the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]], the "Grays", who wore white jerseys, against players who attended school in the northern half of the country, the "Blues", who wore blue jerseys, and also sometimes including players from western teams. Both teams wore gray pants. It was the first game who paid players for their participation.
* '''[[North–South Shrine Game]]''' - Annual postseason college football all-star game played each December from 1948 to 1973 in [[Miami, Florida]], with a final game in 1976 in [[Pontiac, Michigan]]. The game was sponsored by the [[Fraternal organization|fraternal]] group [[Shriners|Shriners International]], with proceeds used to support the [[Shriners Hospitals for Children|Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children]], and was similar game to the [[East–West Shrine Game]], which still active and has been played since 1925.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Lu4vAAAAIBAJ&pg=3692,4429255 |title=North–South Game Canceled |newspaper=[[Lakeland Ledger]] |location=Lakeland, Florida |agency=Associated Press|date=August 16, 1974}}</ref>
* '''[[Japan Bowl]]''' - All-star game played in [[Japan]] each January from 1976 to 1993, which showcased East and West all-star teams made up of college football players from the [[United States]]. The bowl featured various famous participants, including [[Heisman Trophy]] winners [[Bo Jackson]] and [[Ty Detmer]], who both received MVP awards. 
* '''[[NFLPA Collegiate Bowl]]''' - The event was founded in 2012 by the [[National Football League Players Association]] (NFLPA) as a post-season [[college football]] all-star game for [[National Football League draft|NFL draft]]-eligible college players. Players predominantly, but not exclusively, were from teams within the [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS) and the [[Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS). Starting with the 2018 edition, the game has been held at the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] in [[Pasadena, California]]. The event was established in part to prepare draft-eligible college football players for a career in the [[National Football League|NFL]]. During the week preceding the game, the NFLPA provides an introduction to the players union and educates players on the business side of an NFL career. Current and former NFL players are invited to attend the week's events to share their NFL experiences with the draft eligible players.<ref name=Alper11>{{cite news |title=NFLPA will hold pre-draft game in Los Angeles |author=Josh Alper |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/nflpa-will-hold-pre-draft-game-in-los-angeles/ |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=7 November 2011 |access-date=29 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=Hoffarth13>{{cite news |title=Q&A with Dick Vermeil: Former UCLA, NFL coach becomes teacher again with NFLPA Collegiate Bowl |author=Tom Hoffarth |url=http://www.sgvtribune.com/sports/ci_22380163/tom-hoffarths-q-dick-vermeil-former-ucla-football |work=[[San Gabriel Valley Tribune]] |date=15 January 2013 |access-date=29 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=Berkes12>{{cite news |title=ESPN, NFLPA announce multiyear agreement for Collegiate Bowl |author=Peter Berkes |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2012-nfl-draft/2012/12/18/3781408/nflpa-collegiate-bowl-espn |work=[[SB Nation]] |date=18 December 2012 |access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> In 2023 the NFLPA decided to cancel the game after 12 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NFLPA scraps its postseason bowl game|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nflpa-scraps-its-postseason-bowl-game|website=NBC Sports |date=August 8, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>