The silence has been deafening.
Have you noticed? The 2021 NFL draft cycle most certainly has been an unusual one, from the scouting combine and private workouts being canceled to an outsized emphasis being put on pro day sessions we often breezed past with only cursory attention.
Those aren’t the only weird elements. For the first time in recent memory, the word “Wonderlic” hasn’t set off alarm bells and hot-take Twitter feuds during the run-up to the draft.
Have you enjoyed the silence?
“I know the league tries to keep it quiet from you guys [the media],” one senior NFL talent evaluator told Yahoo Sports, laughing, “probably for good reason.