MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- There is no way to prepare for a 315-pound defensive lineman suddenly leaping for a shoulder-bump embrace with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. But if you stay ready, you don't have to get ready. Christian Wilkins' colorful connection with Goodell became the must-get photo of the 2019 NFL draft, and Miami Dolphins staffers knew it was the moment that should grace the famed elevator at Hard Rock Stadium.
The interaction with Goodell, which resembled something out of a feel-good Hollywood flick, came shortly after the Dolphins drafted Wilkins at No. 13.