Due to the lack of games, and thus cashflow, from the 2020 season stemming from the Coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball is shortening its draft to as little as five rounds. Will the National Football League extend its draft? And if so, what would the Ole Miss implications of that decision look like?
Where the COVID-19 outbreak has affected the MLB season, it’s affecting how NFL teams are preparing for their draft. Teams are not able to bring players in for interviews or team testing, limiting them essentially to tape evaluation, plus whatever they took away from the NFL Combine earlier this year.