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AFC Exec: Roger Goodell's Draft Warning to Teams 'Ridiculous and Embarrassing'

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An anonymous AFC executive was highly critical of a memo sent Thursday by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell regarding the upcoming NFL draft.

According to Albert Breer of The MMQB, the exec called Goodell's warning about publicly criticizing the draft remaining on April 23-25 amid the coronavirus pandemic "ridiculous and embarrassing."

In the memo, which solidified the NFL's stance that the draft will move forward as scheduled, Goodell wrote that "public discussion of issues relating to the draft serves no useful purpose and is grounds for disciplinary action.