Draft season was always going to be weird in the age of COVID-19. Last year, the NFL got the annual Scouting Combine in before they had to kick a series of protocols into place. The league managed to power through the season with only a couple of majorly absurd situations, but with vaccine rollouts going on across the country and the prospect of a season ahead that could be a lot closer to normal, the NFL is not in a risk-taking mood with draft season.
Per NFL reporter Tom Pelissero, the league is taking away one of the staples of draft season, the in-person interviews and workouts, as well as medical exams.