The coronavirus outbreak has led to a lot of issues all over the world. And the sports world has definitely not been exempt. However, the NFL is attempting to go on for the moment with the NFL Draft.
But it could throw a wrench in the presentation of the draft. And it looks like the league is taking measures to keep everything as normal as possible.
According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the league has outlined their NFL Draft guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The league will use all three days of the draft to support and raise money for the most vulnernable and others in need amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 31, 2020
So basically, they are social-distancing the NFL Draft.
Everything will be remote. Teams will have a limited number of people working on the day, and the players will stay at home.
It will be weird seeing the top picks not go up to the stage and shake the commissioner's hand. But obviously it's the right move.
What might be tough to monitor is the in-homes of the players. Whenever you see players at home for the draft, they are surrounded by countless family and friends. It will be interesting to see how the NFL enforces this.
Obviously it would be a bad look for them if their top picks are celebrating with 30 people around them when they explicitly said to keep it to no more than 10.
Hopefully, everyone is smart enough to understand that it is a small sacrifice to pay. Not getting that handshake and not having as many people around them might not be how they imagined it, but it's the world we're living in at the moment.
It's also a great move by the NFL to use the three draft days to raise money for those suffering from this situation.
Not only is it great PR, but it's also an amazing way to help countless people.
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