Posted February 19, 20214 yr comment_1632388 All the pertinent news right here. When is the NFL Draft in 2021? Date, time, pick order, location, TV channels & updated mock drafts Where is the 2021 NFL Draft? The 2021 NFL Draft is slated to take place in Cleveland, Ohio. That decision was made on May 22, 2019, at the league's annual spring meeting. More specifics about Cleveland's hosting have yet to be totally announced in 2021 with the COVID-19 pandemic still hovering over the heads of decision-makers. Depending on the effectiveness of vaccines leading up to the draft, there could be a central hub in Cleveland while many of the draftees remain virtual, but that remains to be seen. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-draft-2021-date-time-order-mock-drafts/1dfe2yker7v98zkqlecw66njz
February 19, 20214 yr Author comment_1632389 2021 college pro day schedule ahead of NFL draft https://seahawkswire.usatoday.com/2021/02/16/2021-college-pro-day-schedule-ahead-of-nfl-draft/
February 27, 20214 yr Author comment_1632648 Updated: NFL Pro Day Schedule: With no Combine in 2021, college workouts take center stage In a reversal from of 2020, college programs will hold Pro Days this spring with no full Combine taking place. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.acmepackingcompany.com/platform/amp/2021/2/25/22300235/nfl-pro-day-schedule-with-no-combine-in-2021-college-workouts-take-center-stage
February 28, 20214 yr comment_1632650 All i know is, I really don't want a 2022 Draft/OTA's/Training Camp Covid-19 thread
March 2, 20214 yr comment_1632749 On 2/28/2021 at 9:40 AM, sparky151 said: Some agents are having mini-combines for their clients. Interesting.. How does the agent go about that?
March 2, 20214 yr comment_1632751 https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/exos-combine-event-begins-for-2021-nfl-draft-prospects-where-its-taking-place-and-what-it-means/ Book some space in a friendly state. They're doing them in Dallas and Phoenix.
March 3, 20214 yr Author comment_1632788 What will the pandemic-altered NFL Draft look like in Cleveland? The draft will be held in Cleveland, in some form, from April 29th through May 1st and will no doubt be altered by the pandemic. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cleveland19.com/2021/02/10/what-will-pandemic-altered-nfl-draft-look-like-cleveland/%3foutputType=amp
March 3, 20214 yr Author comment_1632804 Ohio health director signs revised orders allowing for spectators at sporting events, entertainment venues https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wkyc.com/amp/article/news/health/coronavirus/revised-health-orders-ohio-capacity-for-events-now-increased/95-c526fd70-ddd3-4621-b42e-21d65a046feb
March 3, 20214 yr comment_1632809 3 hours ago, Le Tigre said: Ohio health director signs revised orders allowing for spectators at sporting events, entertainment venues https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wkyc.com/amp/article/news/health/coronavirus/revised-health-orders-ohio-capacity-for-events-now-increased/95-c526fd70-ddd3-4621-b42e-21d65a046feb Jeez - has it really improved that much in Ohio? Our vaccination rate in Texas is at about 7% - yet, Governor Abbott is like:
March 3, 20214 yr Author comment_1632810 FOOTBALL: If the 2021 Draft Goes Virtual, the NFL Will Be Ready The days of football coaches arriving in the early mornings of NFL facilities and staying until after dinner — even setting up cots for overnight naps in some extreme situations — may be a thing of the past after a season in which the league dramatically increased the use of virtual meetings for coaching staffs, front offices and players. “Virtual meetings have now become standard in the NFL; we are not going to have as much (in-person) meetings when we get back,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday at the NFL Women’s Careers in Football Forum. “I think technology is something we have embraced and will make us better.” The NFL Draft was supposed to be held last year in Las Vegas but had to go virtual instead. Whether this year’s draft will be held entirely in person in Cleveland has not been announced. When I told the teams what we were planning to do, to say there was outcry would be an understatement,” said Goodell of last year’s virtual draft. “They had to adapt, to use technology properly. … The number of notes I got about being at home with their families and having them experience it (with the players). … And there was not one complaint from a club, which is almost impossible to do. They didn’t feel they were unprepared for the draft.” The virtual environment continued throughout the NFL season with enhanced health and safety protocols leading to teams having meetings virtually each week between games. While in-person gatherings won’t entirely disappear, teams found that the virtual environment to be a positive. “We got together as a coaching team,” said CallieBrownson, Cleveland’s chief of staff, “and our coaches said we got better at teaching because we had to find a way to get better. The eagerness to adapt and learn and change is such a valuable commodity as a coach.” While teams were able to survive virtually during game preparations, it is unanimous that the atmospheres on Sunday without capacity crowds were a downer. But NFL teams are now growing in optimism about capacity crowds because of the expected rate of vaccination through the summer. While the NFL hosted more than 1 million fans last season, one of its biggest markets — New York City — did not have fans at Jets or Giants games in 2020. But it should be able to in the fall with at least 12,000 fans after a recent announcement by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and both the Giants and Jets said “as the months go on, we are hopeful that the data will continue to be positive and the number of people allowed into MetLife Stadium will steadily increase.” The league also is pointing to a recent study done by a team led by Hockey Graphs’ Asmae Toumi that compared COVID rates in 361 counties that hosted games with fans to similar counties without NFL or college football, showing local COVID-19 caseloads do not appear to be affected by football crowds. And while fans — with the expectation of being able to go to games this fall — are waiting to see what the schedules will look like, the fact is the NFL has not finished the rules for a 2021 schedule. The Washington Post reported that the league is working to put together a 17-game regular season, an increase of one game from previous years, as well as a three-game preseason. The deliberations about when to implement a 17-game season are tied in part to the soon-to-be-announced new TV contracts, the Post reported. https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/sports-canceled-covid-nba-nhl-nfl-ncaa-nascar-soccer-league-season-tournament/
March 5, 20214 yr comment_1632862 Sort of playing off the end of the above article, looks like the (likely) 17 game schedule release will be in May. That will be really weird, after 43 years with 16 games! https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2021-nfl-schedule-release-expected-in-may-with-17-games-possible-monday-playoff-game-per-reports/
March 5, 20214 yr comment_1632869 10 hours ago, Griever said: Sort of playing off the end of the above article, looks like the (likely) 17 game schedule release will be in May. That will be really weird, after 43 years with 16 games! https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2021-nfl-schedule-release-expected-in-may-with-17-games-possible-monday-playoff-game-per-reports/ Read somewhere (too lazy to surf it up) that if there is an added game, we get the 49ers. Not sure if home or away.
March 5, 20214 yr comment_1632881 According to Peter King, the extra games will all be played at the AFC team this year, then all at the NFC team next year.
March 5, 20214 yr comment_1632894 16 hours ago, Griever said: Sort of playing off the end of the above article, looks like the (likely) 17 game schedule release will be in May. That will be really weird, after 43 years with 16 games! https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2021-nfl-schedule-release-expected-in-may-with-17-games-possible-monday-playoff-game-per-reports/ Extra game will give Coach Shula II an opportunity to have a 5 win season
March 6, 20214 yr Author comment_1632926 NFL still preparing to host 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland “The league's statement echoes what Cleveland Sports Commission CEO David Gilbert told 3News last fallwhen he stated that Cleveland would be hosting a "socially distanced" NFL Draft. "Right now it's full steam ahead planning for a large live event in Cleveland. It's being promoted nationally," Gilbert told 3News in October. "It's not going to be elbow to elbow, certainly, the way it was in Nashville." https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wkyc.com/amp/article/sports/nfl/nfl-draft/nfl-still-hosting-2021-nfl-draft-cleveland/95-270d9436-2886-45dc-95b9-5c0be370d9a5
March 6, 20214 yr Author comment_1632927 Why College Pro Days Are Important for NFL Draft Prospects https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/1983716-why-college-pro-days-are-important-for-nfl-draft-prospects.amp.html
March 16, 20214 yr Author comment_1633545 Major Sports Leagues Lost Jaw-Dropping Amount Of Money In 2020 https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbaum/2021/03/06/major-sports-leagues-lost-jaw-dropping-amount-of-money-in-2020/?sh=6672b92269c2
March 16, 20214 yr comment_1633546 2 minutes ago, Le Tigre said: Major Sports Leagues Lost Jaw-Dropping Amount Of Money In 2020 https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbaum/2021/03/06/major-sports-leagues-lost-jaw-dropping-amount-of-money-in-2020/?sh=6672b92269c2 Still better than the travel and airline industry which lost 90% of its business.
March 21, 20214 yr Author comment_1634294 Saints, Raiders will not lose 2021 draft picks for COVID-19 violations https://www.google.com/amp/s/profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/20/saints-raiders-will-not-lose-draft-picks-for-covid-19-violations/amp/
March 30, 20214 yr Author comment_1635228 The tough nuts will be CA and NY. Lots of chatter, but no real directives as to the NFL. For now, CA has loosened a bit with MLB: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/31011989/california-allow-limited-return-fans-mlb-parks-other-outdoor-sporting-events%3fplatform=amp
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