FAYETTEVILLE -- The current crop of NFL Draft hopefuls has had a pre-draft experience like no other.
Just when the pro-day circuit was heating up -- and before the long rounds of private workouts and in-person meetings -- the coronavirus pandemic shut down NFL offices, eliminated most pro days and took private workouts out of the picture.
The NFL Draft will start with the first round tonight in a "virtual" setting, with Commissioner Roger Goodell announcing the picks from the basement of his home in Bronxville, N.Y. Personnel for the 32 NFL teams making the 255 picks in this draft are being required to work at home.