As the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 is constantly changing our everyday lives, it also continues to affect the present and future landscape of the sports world.
Amidst professional sports seasons being canceled and postponed, questions loomed over the status of the 2020 NFL Draft, which was set to take place in Las Vegas.
The draft is currently seen as one of the last pieces of sports the American public has to hold on to, and the NFL has taken notice.
The league has taken extra precaution as teams have imposed their own restrictions on staff and personnel, especially during this time traditionally designated for free agency and scouting for the draft.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent out a memo today to all NFL teams updating the league on the state of the draft, which is now less than a month away.
Commissioner Goodell sent out a memo to NFL teams tonight that the draft will go on April 23-25. pic.twitter.com/tYlHo3fKqC
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 26, 2020
Goodell mentions the NFL’s proactive stance on ensuring the safety of not only everyone involved in the league, but the fans as well.
He references the canceling of all future events and encourages teams to prepare to have their team work outside of their facilities and in smaller groups.
As ESPN’s Adam Schefter notes in his Tweet, the draft will still take place on the original dates of Apr. 23-25, but that’s as much information as we get about how this draft will be different from previous years.
We can only speculate that the 2020 NFL Draft will happen online, potentially over video chat, but it would likely be better to wait for an official announcement from the NFL or Goodell.
Regardless off how it happens, it will get done, though, this may be the most unique draft in all of NFL history.
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