NFL to run through practice draft before real thing

Alabama running back Josh Jacobs poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after the Oakland Raiders selected Jacobs in the first round at the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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By Mark Anderson / Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 13, 2020 - 12:49 pm

The NFL wants to make sure its first remote draft isn’t remembered for what went wrong.

All 32 teams will take part in a practice draft next week, according to the NFL Network. The real thing is April 23-25, and because of the coronavirus outbreak, it will be a virtual draft rather than conducted in person.

That caused Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh to say he was concerned about the draft being hacked and team secrets being exposed.

In the practice draft, teams will submit their selections, and the NFL will see if there are any bugs that need to be fixed. The Raiders own the 12th and 19th picks of the first round. This is their first draft as Las Vegas’ team.

This year’s draft was originally scheduled to be in Las Vegas. There is a possibility it will be here in 2022.

Contact reporter Mark Anderson at manderson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @markanderson65 on Twitter.

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