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Virtual NFL draft a triumph that delivered on its promise of bringing hope

In this still image from video provided by the NFL, Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks just before the NFL Draft on Thursday. Credit: AP

Bravo, NFL.

Congratulations on putting together a masterful three-day virtual draft that was not only a seamless operation amid challenging circumstances, but providing an intriguing and unprecedented look behind the curtain at the lives of football people at every level.

Players, coaches, general managers, owners, executives — all interacting at home with their families amid a deadly pandemic . For three days, the NFL was humanized like never before. For three days, we were them and they were us.