It’s fair to say that this year has been a rookie season unlike any other for the NFL Draft class of 2020. Never before has the league had to play through a pandemic and issue protocols restricting in-person activities. This is the most significant non-labor disruption since World War II.
It was thought that the effect would be rookies having a much more difficult time getting on the field, or even making the roster, without the opportunity to show coaches what they can do in the preseason, or to have that time to develop on the field over the course of the Spring and Summer.