The coronavirus is changing the NFL’s old-school, business-as-usual attitude by the minute. On Tuesday, scouts representing all 32 NFL teams shook hands with prospects and stood close together along the sideline at Northwestern’s pro day, a full house for a workout that included just one player who has a decent shot at getting drafted. On Thursday, those same scouts woke up to emails and calls from their directors, alerting them to change flights or planned drives and reroute themselves back home as a precaution against the coronavirus.
Most NFL teams have now grounded their scouts and eliminated further travel to pro days for the time being.