ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos will conduct the 2020 NFL Draft from afar.
In the latest update to the NFL’s response to COVID-19, Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to all 32 teams on Monday that the 2020 NFL Draft will take place in a completely virtual format.
John Elway, Vic Fangio and the rest of the decision-makers around the league must find a way to communicate with each other, other teams and the league from separate locations.
Elway and Fangio, then, will be expected to execute the Broncos’ draft strategy from their respective homes. The two were previously given access to collegiate video in their home offices.
The memo also relayed that all league and team facilities will remain indefinitely closed. UCHealth Training Center and the rest of the league’s practice facilities were closed on March 26.
Goodell said the facilities would reopen only when it is safe to do so, which will be determined by public health advice and government policies.