“With the first pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select…” When Commissioner Roger Goodell utters that phrase on the night of April 23 to kick off the opening round of the National Football League’s biggest off-season event, it will be historic.
That’s because in a memo sent to all 32 NFL teams, Goodell outlined how the April 23-25 draft is going to operate while team employees and league officials practice physical distancing.
For the first time in league history, the NFL Draft will be held in an entirely virtual format because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The draft was supposed to be held in Las Vegas, but the NFL has cancelled all public events to