NFL Draft moves from shuttered Vegas...
NFL Draft with no Fans, moves from Las Vegas - NFL not commenting publicly about what’s in the works, but according to 2 individuals with knowledge of the discussions, current plans call for some type of studio setting with cut-ins from the HQs of the teams making the selection.
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NFL Draft 2020 leaving Las Vegas, going TV-only due to coronavirusBy Greg Joyce
What was supposed to happen in Vegas isn’t staying in Vegas.
April’s NFL Draft 2020 will be held in a studio instead of in Las Vegas, according to the Los Angeles Times, as the coronavirus crisis continues to force changes across the sports landscape.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced last week that the draft — set for April 23-25 — would go on as planned in Las Vegas but without fans. The league said it was “exploring innovative options” for how to conduct the draft.
But those plans no longer include Las Vegas, the LA Times reported Saturday, citing sources who said the new plans include a studio setting with teams announcing their selections from their own headquarters in cut-ins from the television broadcast.
At a time when the NBA, NHL and MLB have suspended their seasons suspended because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the NFL went ahead with its normal schedule last week for free agency. But the draft — which has become a spectacle in recent years, moving around from Chicago to Philadelphia to Dallas to Nashville — will have to be much different because of the new normal of social distancing across the country.
The draft was originally set to take place in classic Vegas fashion, on a red carpet stage atop the lake at the fountains of the Bellagio. New draft picks and their families were going to be ferried to the stage for interviews.
Now, a studio setting will have to do.
https://nypost.com/2020/03/22/nfl-draft-2020-leaving-las-vegas-going-tv-only-due-to-coronavirus/
I'd personally prefer they just push whatever is scheduled for the draft back a year. Do Vegas in '21 and Cleveland '22... There hasn't been a selection for '22 yet. There's plenty of time for those two cities to adjust. I just think it sucks for Vegas and all fans to miss out on a draft on the strip for two or more years because of this.
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