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===Technology (1960β1979)=== The [[1960 NFL draft]] marked a turning point in the draft's history because of the pending arrival of the [[American Football League]] (AFL), as it became a "high-stakes, competitive affair."<ref name="Williams, 2006, p. 46.">Williams, 2006, p. 46.</ref> In 1976, former NFL wide receiver [[Paul Salata]] first coined the moniker "[[Mr. Irrelevant]]" to refer to the last overall player selected in the draft.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://w.espn.go.com/espnw/news-opinion/6450225/2011-nfl-draft-irrelevant-good-thing | title = Irrelevant can be a good thing | access-date = October 11, 2011 | last = Jacobs | first = Melissa | date = April 30, 2011 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120715093548/http://w.espn.go.com/espnw/news-opinion/6450225/2011-nfl-draft-irrelevant-good-thing | archive-date = July 15, 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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