The New England Patriots were on the clock, set to make the first selection in the post-Tom Brady era. As the 2020 NFL draft broadcast flipped to Bill Belichick’s Nantucket home, there was no Belichick to be found.
Instead, in his seat at a dining room table, behind a couple of laptops, a notepad and a coffee mug, was … a dog, just minding his own business.
Moments later, the selection was announced … Kyle Dugger, a safety from Division II Lenoir-Rhyne University in the mountains of North Carolina.