NFL draft prospects ponder: Go to draft? Host private party? Which night?

Alabama and Monarch High wide reciever Calvin Ridley, his mom Kassna Daniels, right, and girlfriend Dominique Fitchard, left, react as he is picked by the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL draft at a watch party in Fort Lauderdale on April 26, 2018. (Joe Cavaretta / Sun Sentinel)For prospective NFL stars, celebrating the success of getting drafted has to be done the right way.

“It’s like 20 years of hard work that you put into it to play at the highest level,” said former Miami Dolphins cornerback Patrick Surtain, who was selected in the second round in 1998. “It’s just a special time. You’ve got your friends and family around. It’s just a situation where you fulfill a lifelong dream. When it…