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Report: NFL draft moving out of Las Vegas amid coronavirus outbreak, planning for in-studio version

With the Raiders officially setting up shop in Las Vegas this fall, the league was all set to kick things off in the city early and host the NFL draft there next month.

That plan, however, seems to be a thing of the past.

According to The Los Angeles Times, the league is planning to scrap it’s plan for a draft in Las Vegas in favor of an in-studio setting with cut-ins from team headquarters when they are ready to make a selection due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Planning for the Draft is a good example of how we need to think differently, embrace technology and collaborate,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a memo to league employees this week, via The Times.