{"id":13757,"date":"2020-03-27T08:25:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T12:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13757"},"modified":"2020-03-28T12:26:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T16:26:45","slug":"nfl-draft-to-go-ahead-next-month-with-enhanced-safety-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13757","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft to Go Ahead Next Month With Enhanced Safety Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2.21418670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2.21418670.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2.21418670-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The NFL draft will go ahead as scheduled next month.<\/p>\n<p>In a memo seen by nfl.com, commissioner Roger Goodell instructs teams to ensure their draft operations are conducted in a way that ensures the safety of staff during the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The facilities at all 32 clubs have been shut since Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Goodell wrote: \u201cEveryone recognizes that public health conditions are highly uncertain and there is no assurance that we can select a different date and be confident that conditions will be significantly more favorable than they are today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also believe that the draft can serve a very positive purpose for our clubs, our fans, and the country at large, and many of you have agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of the unique circumstances in our country today, the 2020 draft will obviously need to be conducted in a different way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlready, we have cancelled all public events, we will not be bringing prospects and their families to the draft, and the draft itself will be conducted and televised in a way that reflects current conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-13757\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13757&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-13757\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13757&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-13757\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13757&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13757\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFL draft will go ahead as scheduled next month. 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