NFL-NFL issues fashion code for virtual draft

[ASFN Admin]

The novel coronavirus has forced the National Football League to take Thursday's draft online but players hoping to be picked will still have a dress code to adhere to -- hence lounging around in pajamas will definitely not be an option. With 58 of the top college prospects connected virtually, the NFL issued a memo detailing what they expect to see online if or when commissioner Roger Goodell announces their name from the basement of his Bronxville, N.Y. home. Traditionally, when Goodell steps up to the microphone to announce each franchise's first pick, he is joined on stage by sharply dressed players for a photograph while presenting them with team ball cap or jersey.

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