There was a slip for Miami Hurricanes defensive end Gregory Rousseau, but it didn’t take him entirely out of the first round.
Rousseau was chosen by the Buffalo Bills with the No. 30 pick of the NFL draft on Thursday night, erasing concerns that he may fall to the second round after opting out of the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic as someone already considered a top draft prospect last summer.
In his grey suit and blue tie, Rousseau was present in Cleveland, the site of the draft, to hear his name called. He hugged commission Roger Goodell and held up a Bills jersey for a photo opportunity with him on the draft’s stage.