NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks ahead of the first round at the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Credit: AP/Steve Helber
The NFL draft will proceed as scheduled on April 23-25.
Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memorandum Thursday evening to team owners, lead executives, general managers and head coaches informing them that the event will not be delayed because of concerns about the growing coronavirus pandemic.
The NFL Management Council’s Executive Committee was “unanimous and unequivocal that the draft should go forward as scheduled,” Goodell wrote. “Apart from the CEC, I have personally discussed this matter with many other owners, club executives and coaches, and there is widespread support for the CEC’s conclusion.