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NFL going with virtual format for upcoming draft

The guidelines include no group gatherings, meaning Broncos GM John Elway will conduct the draft alone, while talking to top front office personnel and scouts.
Credit: Jeff Haynes/AP Images for Panini
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the crowd during the first round at the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (Jeff Haynes/AP Images for Panini)

NEW YORK — The NFL draft will be conducted in a virtual format, with team personnel working from their homes. 

In a memo sent to the 32 teams and obtained by The Associated Press, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell outlined procedures for the April 23-25 draft. 

The guidelines include no group gatherings, meaning Denver Broncos GM John Elway will conduct the draft alone, while talking to his top front office personnel and scouts via technology.

All team facilities were closed on March 26 and Goodell has ordered them to remain shut indefinitely.

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