The NFL will proceed with its Draft on Apr 23-25 but will canceled public events in Las Vegas. The league is exploring innovative ways for how the process will be conducted.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 16, 2020
The 2020 NFL draft will not be postponed due to the spread of the coronavirus. According to Mike Garafolo at NFL Network, the draft will still take place from April 23-25 in Las Vegas as originally scheduled. However, any public events coinciding with the draft have been canceled.
The CDC has recommended that no gatherings of 50 or more people take place for at least the next eight weeks, which makes canceling these events a no-brainer.
However, business is continuing mostly as usual for the NFL. The new league year begins on Wednesday and 11 players have been hit with a franchise or exclusive tag already.
As for the Panthers, they’re going in with seven draft picks. Given the number of roster holes they have to fill, it makes a lot of sense to trade down. Anything is possible though and it wouldn’t come as a shock if they move up for a new franchise quarterback. Our latest seven-round mock has Carolina trading up with Detroit to get Tua Tagovailoa.
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