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New York Giants: NFL Draft Will Still Happen, Vegas Event Cancelled

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At the start of the year, it looked like this would just be another regular NFL offseason, but it’s turned out that’s not the case – and the New York Giants and the rest of the NFL will be affected by the same thing that’s altered plans so far for all of the other major sports leagues: 2020’s coronavirus pandemic. While the situation began during the offseason, when there’s no games actively being played, the NFL hasn’t escaped the consequences of it entirely.

The Draft is one of the most attended events of the NFL despite its status as an offseason activity, and that causes obvious problems due to the current virus going around in the United States and elsewhere – judging by the current pace of things, there’s little chance that the situation has calmed down enough by late April to continue with the league’s plans to hold the Draft in Las Vegas, at least in front of a live crowd.