Whether a Notre Dame player ends up getting drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft later this month remains to be seen. What we do know is that this is going to probably be the strangest appearing draft any of us have ever watched.
We already knew players being in the green room wasn’t happening and that the fan events around the draft that was supposed to be held in Las Vegas have been called off. Now thanks to news from Adam Schefter we’re getting a bit more of an idea just how strange this will all be.
High-level officials from multiple NFL teams are now preparing to do the April 23-25 draft virtually, from home, away from their team facilities, league sources tell ESPN. Awaiting final decision from NFL on an unprecedented draft.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 4, 2020
So nobody will be in their team offices, instead they’ll all be in their homes, linked together on video/conference calls. From there the picks and potential trades will be proposed and decided on. I’d assume with that more time between picks will he added.
I just know if I worked in an NFL office that I’d be sweating over my WiFi connection already.
Buckle up. Draft weekend could be a bumpy (but still enjoyable) ride.