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A plethora of questions and speculation hang over the 2020 NFL draft and its all-virtual format, which will feature general managers and front offices executing the NFL draft from home much like a fantasy football draft.
Thursday, Cincinnati Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin held a meet with the media and — besides hinting the No. 1 pick is decided but he won’t spoil it — he gave a behind-the-scenes look at his draft setup.
Among the strangest elements of this all-virtual setup? The ever-watching eye of the NFL from a singular camera off in the corner, which the league will use to keep an eye on Tobin, via ESPN’s Ben Baby:
Bengals' Duke Tobin gave us a tour of his draft room set up. The pole in the corner is the camera the NFL will be using to see everything that's going on. It's next to the screen that will display Cincinnati's big board. pic.twitter.com/qXKN9vs6UG
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) April 16, 2020
Besides the camera there and the big board next to it, Tobin displayed a computer in front of him and one off to his left. The standalone off to his left will be where he officially submits picks:
This computer in Duke Tobin's war room is where the Bengals will be submitting their draft picks (via the @Bengals' Periscope feed) pic.twitter.com/4I5wCzZKnL
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) April 16, 2020
The whole presser is available here:
Duke Tobin Addresses the Media Ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft https://t.co/WZqh3oKans
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) April 16, 2020
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