The NFL will have laptop cameras trained on all 32 head coaches and general managers during next week’s draft. Their reaction shots will make for good TV, sure — but they will also provide evidence that each man is working from home, as the league dictates.
Beyond health and safety concerns in the wake of the coronavirus, the No. 2 concern among teams has been that the NFL ensures “uniformity across the league,” said Peter O’Reilly, the NFL’s executive vice president of club business and league events, on a Thursday night phone call with Chicago reporters. Teams want to make sure others are following the rules, which states officials must work from their own homes.