ESPN Pundits Talk NFL's Options For Draft Presentation

ESPN personalities talked about the NFL's options for presenting the Draft next month, with Marcus Spears saying, “It would be cool if the NFL was to put a spin on it, like everybody does it possibly from their facility, try to create some kind of a whirlwind of these guys making picks, showing the war rooms and the decisions being made.” ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith: “As long as you are following the advised protocols in terms of limiting the amount of interaction and limiting the crowds drastically, I don’t have a problem with it being televised.” ESPN’s Max Kellerman: “As with everything in sports, the question is, can we make a TV show out of it … and can you do it safely?” Kellerman said “absolutely yes” it can be a TV production, “even in the time of coronavirus” (“First Take,” ESPN, 3/16).

In the latest installment of "SBJ Unpacks," our Bill King and Ben Fischer talk about how COVID-19 outbreaks are disrupting Olympic qualification events and what that may mean for the Tokyo Games.