The NFL lockout hurt a lot of people. People lost jobs, sports writers were left with nothing to write about and football fans were bored out of their minds. But nobody lost as much as Cam Newton.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft signed with the Carolina Panthers on Friday. However, due to new rookie contract restrictions, Cam Newton's deal was worth only $22 million.

The 2011 NFL Draft is over. It was a rather awkward affair considering that NFL lockout. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was routinely booed. The drafted players had a tough time answering questions due to the lockout. And teams couldn't exactly begin teaching their draft picks the basics since contact will be barred.

Did your favorite team draft well in the 2011 NFL Draft? Check out the list below to see how we ranked your team's draft. Since this draft was relatively strong, a lot of teams got solid grades. However, like every season, there were teams who had no idea what they were doing.

Bengals A

Buccaneers A

Lions A-

Chargers A-

Steelers B+

Colts B+

Browns B+

Packers B

Ravens B

Broncos B

Bills B

Jets B

Bears B-

Texans B-

Saints B-

Rams B-

Cardinals B-

Cowboys B-

Giants B-

Dolphins B-

Eagles C+

Chiefs C+

Titans C+

Patriots C+

Redskins C+

49ers C+

Vikings C+

Panthers C

Seahawks C

Jaguars D

Raiders D

Falcons F

The Falcons got the only failing grade

Post from: EveryJoe

What were the Atlanta Falcons thinking? In the 2011 NFL Draft, the Falcons made a splash. But it wasn't a very good splash. It was more of a panic splash. To move up from pick 27 to pick 6, the Falcons gave up their first rounder this year, their second rounder this year, their fourth rounder this year, their first rounder next year and their fourth rounder next year.

The 2011 NFL Draft won't take place until April. However, that doesn't stop football fans from beginning the process of dreaming about which players their favorite team will select. That's especially true for the football fans whose favorite team is watching the NFL playoffs on TV. Here's our first crack at a 2011 NFL Mock Draft:

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Cam Newton, the Heisman Trophy winning quarterback for the National Champion Auburn Tigers, has entered the 2011 NFL Draft. Newton, who began his college career with the Florida gators, will skip his senior season. In his lone season at Auburn, Newton passed for 2,854 yards, rushed for 1,473 yards and totaled 52 touchdowns.

Andrew Luck, the star quarterback for Stanford, has announced that he is staying in school and not entering the 2011 NFL Draft. While staying in school is usually noble, it isn't in this case. In fact, Andrew Luck is stupid for staying in school and not jumping to professional football.

If he entered the 2011 NFL Draft, Andrew Luck would undoubtedly be the No.