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Get ready for an NFL Draft like no other

Coronavirus has forced America’s biggest sport to think outside the box, but, as Ben Burrows writes, the teams aren’t the only ones having to adjust on the fly

Wednesday 22 April 2020 14:21 BST
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The draft will look a lot different this year
The draft will look a lot different this year (Getty)

This week represents one of tentpoles of the NFL calendar, but this, like every other in these unprecedented times, is no ordinary week.

The coronavirus pandemic has laid waste to sporting schedules with leagues all over the planet forced to shutter their doors and close down operations.

The NFL is no different. Coaches and executives have been banished to their homes, players’ offseason workouts confined to back rooms and front lawns.

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