Washington Times · Apr 23, 2020
NFL's virtual draft set to take the stage amid sports drought
FILE - In this April 25, 2019, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks ahead of the first round at the NFL football draft in Nashville, Tenn. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Monday, April 6, 2020, and ...No crowded stands packed with diehard fans cheering and booing every pick. No green room full of decked-out prospects congratulating each other as their names are called. No three-day traveling circus-festival of football.
Things will be dramatically different Thursday night when the NFL draft instead sets up its virtual tent, with everyone taking part remotely.
