The NFL on Friday informed the Seahawks and the other 31 teams that all travel related to the draft is prohibited as of the end of the day due to the novel coronavirus.
The memo helped solved a vexing issue for some teams of how to proceed. While some teams were limiting or eliminating travel, others were seemingly going about business as usual, worried about incurring any competitive disadvantage, with teams having no direction from the league.
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In a memo sent to every NFL team and released by several different national media outlets, the league said visits by potential NFL draft picks to team facilities and trips by any NFL team personnel to campuses are prohibited “until further notice.