NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that he's trying to maintain as much routine as possible despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic drastically impacting the sports world and the world at-large.
“It’s important to have normalcy, it’s important to continue on schedule as best you can,” Goodell said on The Rich Eisen Show. “The draft itself will be different because it’s no longer a live event.”
Goodell added that every owner was in favor of holding the draft next Thursday, despite it becoming a virtual event. Per the league's commissioner, "people are comfortable with the technology.