Yosef84 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:02 am
I'm sure the process will look different but I would think the NFL teams will make adjustments in their process to get looks at some of these days who were on their radar for evaluation. Camps could be super competitive this year.
Here is the text from a memo that went to the NFL GMs, head coaches, and player personnel folks. This went out on March 13th. Hard to do more than watch film and recruit potential undrafted players right now.
Memo text:
We have been closely monitoring developments relating to the corona virus (COVID-19) and taking action based on the guidance of our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills and the medical experts at the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
After considering recent medical and public safety information related to COVID-19, we have decided to prohibit all in-person pre-Draft visits involving draft-eligible players effective at the end of this business day, until further notice.
Specifically, the following is prohibited:•Any draft-eligible player traveling to a club facility or other location to meet with club personnel;•Club personnel (including BLESTO or NFS scouts) traveling to any location, including a college campus to visit with a draft-eligible player.
Clubs are reminded that they are permitted to conduct interviews via telephone or video conferences through the day prior to the Draft. Any telephone or video conference must be reported to the Player Personnel department upon completion, along with the call participants, date and time of the call, and total length of the call.
The following new restrictions are applicable to any telephone or video conference:
•Clubs can schedule no more than three telephone or video conferences with an individual draft-eligible player per week(Sunday through Saturday).
•Each telephone or video conference can last no longer than one hour.
•Such telephone or video conference cannot be conducted at a time that interferes with the player’s school schedule.
We will work with the Competition Committee and General Managers Advisory Committee to discuss ways to collect and disseminate medical information of draft-eligible players, including working with Jeff Foster on possible changes to the medical re-check program. We will keep you informed of any decisions as information is available.
Any club personnel who violate any of the above restrictions will be subject to League discipline.
We have not taken this step lightly but believe that it is most consistent with protecting the health of our club personnel, draft eligible players, and the public. It also has the ancillary benefit of ensuring competitive equity.
Please contact the Player Personnel department if you have any questions.