Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has shut down live sports globally, Carolina Panthers Jerseys the NFL had no choice but to alter the location of and the logistics forthe . Which meansthe new location for this year's NFL Draft is, well, everywhere. Teams will make from remote locations through all seven rounds ofthe first "virtual" draft in NFL history.

The NFL chose to proceed with the 2020 NFL Draft despite teams' scouting- and cybersecurity-related logistics concerns in part because it was an opportunity to achieve a bit of normalcy like the normally ma sive TV ratings the NFL Draft generates, for example. The league also is implementing a "Draft-A-Thon" fundraiser to support charities that benefit healthcare workers and first responders.

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This "virtual" NFL Draft is uncharted territory for the league and its 32 teams, so the 2020 NFL Draft will be nothing if not the most interesting selection proce s we've seen in the modern era. Some believe the challenges will only separate the best NFL talent evaluators from the rest.

Below is all you need to know about the changes the coronavirus pandemic has forced upon the 2020 NFL Draft.

How the NFL Draft will work in 2020?

Format-wise, the 2020 NFL Draft technically remains unchanged. The biggest differences this year arethe logistics of teams making picks from remote locations (more on that below).

There are still in the 2020 NFL Draft the Cardinals forfeited their fifth-rounder by making a pick in last year's , which is why there aren't the usual 256 selections this year. Round 1 still will play out Thursday, April 23 starting at 8 p.m. ET, with Rounds 2-3 scheduled for Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m. ET and Rounds 4-7 scheduled for Saturday, April 25 at noon ET.

Dates: Thursday, April 23 (Round 1) | Friday, April 24 (Rounds 2-3) | Saturday, April 25 (Rounds 4-7)Start times: 8 p.m. ET (Thursday) | 7 Phil Hoskins Jerseys p.m. ET (Friday) | Noon ET (Saturday)TV channels: ABC | ESPN | NFL NetworkLive stream: ESPN app | NFL app |

There are still 32 picks in the first round, 32 picks in the second round, 42 picks in the third round, 40 picks in the fourth round, 34 picks in the fifth round, 36 picks in the sixth round and 41 picks in the seventh round.

Teams are still given 10 minutes to make each pick in the first round,seven minutes to make each pick in the second round, five minutes to make each pick inRounds 3-6 and four minutes to make selectionsin Round 7.

The , which was determined at the end of last season and modified to include supplemental picks, remains the same.

Where will the NFL Draft be held in 2020 Jaycee Horn Jerseys ?

The location of the 2020 NFL Draft was supposed to be Las Vegas, the new home of the Raiders. The coronavirus outbreak made such a public gathering impo sible, and the league had to cancel all NFL Draft-related events on and around the Las Vegas strip. Fans who had purchased tickets to those events through the NFL were refunded.

Now all parties involved in the NFL Draft league officials, team personnel, prospects and even some fans will participate remotely.

Because states are operating under different stay-at-home guidelines amid the pandemic, the NFL instituted a rule that forces all league and team employees to work from home during the draft. The league did so in the name of competitive balance. EvenKen Fiore, the NFL's vice president of player personnel who supervises the draft and accepts/confirms trades, will work from home.

The NFL has said it will consider Las Vegas again to host an NFL Draft in the near future, but the 2021 NFL Draft has already been awarded to Cleveland.

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How will teams make picks in Sam Mills Jerseys the 2020 NFL Draft?

If you've ever completed a fantasy football draft online, you have a pretty good idea of how NFL teams will make real draft picks in 2020.

The NFL, which has a partnership with Microsoft,has established a modifiedMicrosoft Teams application on which most of the communication between the NFL and its teams, including player selection, will take place. NBC Sports' Peter King recently how the selection proce s will work:

"Each teams designated drafter will be connected to the leagues official Microsoft Teams private and encrypted draft channel, and will make the pick through that channel. There are two fail-safes: A GM can call Fiore or a member of his team directly by landline or cell with the pick. Also, there will be a conference call for the length of the draft with club officials muted; the club official designated to make the pick can unmute his/her line and announce the pick. If the pick is made through Microsoft Teams, Fiore or his representative will announce on the conference call that a pick has been made and the next team is on the clock."

The NFL reportedly has Sam Tecklenburg Jerseys spearheaded to install or confirm reliable internet connections at the homes of all team decision-makers, and Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff told ESPNeach team is allowed to put in the decision-maker's home. As another safeguard, in addition to the Microsoft Teams video conference, teams will havea separate broadband connection with the NFL.

Teams will Sam Darnold Jerseys be able to communicate internally using multiple platforms, and each team will have three people with the authority to submit picks in the event that any tech i sues arise.

And if a tech i sue does arise to the point where it prevents a team from submitting a selection or a trade proposal,the NFLwill have the ability to pause the draft at any point.

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How much time will teams get to make NFL Draft picks in 2020?

The NFL's ability to pause the draft at any point is important, because the league decided not to change the amount of time teams are given to make each selection.

Round 110 minutes per selectionRound 2Seven minutes per selectionRounds 3-6Five minutes per selectionRound 7Four minutes per selection

According to NBC Sports, "there was discu sion about expanding the time, butthe league will be le s autocratic about the clock if theres a legitimate reason (blackout, etc.) for a team to be late with a pick." D J Moore T Shirts

The NFL claims the first round will concludeThursday by approximately 11:30 p.m. ET. (In 2019, the first round consumed three hours and 39 minutes.)The second and third rounds are expectedconcludeFriday by approximately 11p.m.ET, and the draft is expected conclude by approximately 6p.m.ET on Saturday with the final four rounds.

Any stoppages for technical glitches, of course, would extend those time projections.

The referenced media source is mi sing and needs to be re-embedded.NFL Draft 2020 TV schedule changes

Technically, the remains unchanged. The draft still will be presented acro s ABC, ESPN and NFL Network on April 23-25, but the broadcasts will look and feel a little different.

ESPN and NFL Network will combine to offer a singular presentation acro s both networks. ABC will present its own distinctivetelecasts for Rounds 1-3 on Thursday and Friday in addition to simulcasting the ESPN and NFL Network telecast of Rounds 4-7 on Saturday.

Round Day Date Start time TV channels 1ThursdayApril 238 p.m. ETABC, ESPN, NFL Network2-3FridayApril 247 p.m. ETABC, ESPN, NFL Network4-7SaturdayApril 25Noon ETABC, ESPN, NFL Network

The 2020 NFL Draft telecasts will now originate from ESPN's Bristol, Conn., studios and adhere to proper coronavirus-related social distancing guidelines.Trey Wingo will host all three days of Terrace Marshall Jr. Jerseys ESPN's draft coverage andwill be joined remotely byanalysts Mel Kiper Jr., Louis Riddick and Booger McFarland. NFL Network host Rich Eisen and analysts Daniel Jeremiah, Michael Irvin and Kurt Warnerwill also contribute remotely all three days. ESPNhost Suzy Kolber will conduct remote interviews withdraftees from an ESPN studio. NFL insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefteralso willbe part of thetelecast.

On ABC's prime-time telecasts Thursday and Friday, hosts Rece Davis, Je se Palmer and Maria Taylor will be joined byanalysts Todd McShay, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack, as well ascorrespondent/feature reporter Tom Rinaldi. Davis, Palmer, Taylor and Rinaldi will be in-studio in Bristol.

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Will NFL commi sioner Roger Goodell announce picks?

Yes in Chuba Hubbard Jerseys Westchester County, N.Y.

As always, Goodell will announce all picks for at least the first roundon Thursday, April 23, and he'll do so using an in-home camera feed. (Whether he will announce picks on Friday or Saturday is unclear.)

According to NBC Sports, "during each pick, a virtual montage of 15 fans of the team on the clock will be the backdrop behind Goodell, with those fans reacting (booing?) to the commi sioner and to whoever their team picks."

 

Are NFL players still invited to "attend" the NFL Draft in 2020?

Yes, a total of 58 prospects were invited to and will "attend" the 2020 NFL Draft virtually. The league sent all 58 players video equipment for interviews and live reaction during the draft.

LSU leads all colleges with eight participating players, with the SEC leadingall conferences with 24 prospects confirmed to participate in the NFL Draft. Below are all 58 players who are confirmed participants.

Player Pos. College Brandon AiyukWRArizona StateMekhi BectonOTLouisvilleRo s BlacklockDTTCUDerrick BrownDTAuburnJoe BurrowQBLSUK'Lavon Chai sonLBLSUChase ClaypoolWRNotre DameEzra Royce Freeman Jerseys ClevelandOTBoise StateLloyd CushenberryGLSUGrant DelpitDBLSUTrevon DiggsDBAlabamaJ.K. DobbinsRBOhio StateJacob EasonQBWashingtonA.J. EpenesaDEIowaJake FrommQBGeorgiaKristian FultonDBLSUNeville GallimoreDTOklahomaYetur Gro s-MatosDEPenn StateC.J. HendersonDBFloridaJustin HerbertQBOregonTee HigginsWRClemsonJalen HurtsQBOklahomaNoah IgbinogheneDBAuburnAustin JacksonOTUSCJustin JeffersonWRLSUJerry JeudyWRAlabamaJaylon JohnsonDBUtahJosh JonesOTHoustonJavon KinlawDTSouth CarolinaCole KmetTENotre DameCeeDee LambWROklahomaTerrell LewisLBAlabamaJordan LoveQBUtah StateJustin MadubuikeDTTexas A&MXavier McKinneyDBAlabamaDenzel MimsWRBaylorThaddeus Mo sTELSUZach Mo sRBUtahKenneth MurrayLBOklahomaJeff OkudahDBOhio StateJulian OkwaraDENotre DamePatrick QueenLBLSUJalen ReagorWRTCUHenry Ruggs IIIWRAlabamaCesar RuizGMichiganLaviska ShenaultWRColoradoIsaiah SimmonsLBClemsonD'Andre SwiftRBGeorgiaTua TagovailoaQBAlabamaJonathan TaylorRBWisconsinAJ TerrellDBClemsonAndrew ThomasOTGeorgiaJosh UcheLBMichiganPrince Tega WanoghoOTAuburnJedrick WillsOTAlabamaAntoine Winfield Jr.DBMinnesotaTristan WirfsOTIowaChase YoungDEOhio StateWhat is the NFL Draft-A-Thon?

The NFL has basically turned the 2020 NFL Draft into a ma sive, three-day virtual fundraiser for coronavirus relief efforts.

Funds raised during the Draft-A-Ton will help support six national nonprofit organizations American Red Cro s; CDC Foundation's All of Us: Combat Coronavirus Campaign;Feeding America;Meals on Wheels America;Salvation Army;United Way.

The Draft-A-Thon will be live streamed on NFL social and digital platforms and featured in live TVcoverage on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. Donations can be made at , and there also will be a text-to-donate option.