The 2020 NFL Draft: Quarterbacks, Webcams and...Jerry Jones's Yacht?
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🗓️ 24 April 2020
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
The first round of the (virtual) NFL Draft went much more smoothly than many people expected. There were no major technical glitches during the four-hour event, which included NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell receiving pre-recorded boos in his basement and a rare look into the homes of NFL head coaches and GMs. The Athletic’s Mike Sando joins us to break down the picks, to assess the winners and losers, and to discuss where exactly Jerry Jones was broadcasting from.
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| 0:00.0 | The first round of the NFL Draft was last night, and it went much more smoothly than |
| 0:10.5 | many people expected. |
| 0:13.6 | Like millions of fans, team personnel and prospects, I joined you for my home for the first |
| 0:20.2 | virtual NFL Draft. |
| 0:22.3 | There were fears that Commissioner Roger Gidell's basement feed would go dark during the live |
| 0:26.8 | broadcast, or that a player's home Wi-Fi would cut out. |
| 0:30.7 | But things went well, and 32 players saw their NFL dreams come true. |
| 0:35.0 | Today, the athletics Mike Sando joins us to break down what happened, the smart moves |
| 0:39.6 | and the head scratchers, and to discuss where exactly Jerry Jones was broadcasting from. |
| 0:46.3 | Was he on a James Bond yacht somewhere? |
| 0:48.5 | Or was he, you know, in some underground hideaway? |
| 0:55.5 | From Wondery and the Athletic, I'm Anders Kelto. |
| 0:57.8 | And I'm Kavita Davidson. |
| 0:59.3 | It's Friday, April 24th, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:02.3 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:06.7 | There was just something about the emotion and the moment the NFL fell for first. |
| 1:13.1 | The days of the past don't matter because we've got this down. |
| 1:18.8 | This isn't a story where you interview the athlete in the home. |
| 1:22.9 | It stays with you. |
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| 1:36.2 | Hello, I'm Hannah. |
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