Caleb Farley experienced something kids everywhere dream of, and few ever accomplish: He got selected in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night.
But Farley, unlike every other player shown, was alone. No family to hug or dance with or even swiftly walk away from.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Farley tested positive for Covid-19 twice and was therefore not allowed to attend the draft or even watch with friends or family.
So when Farley, a cornerback out of Virginia Tech, was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the No. 22 pick, the screen flashed to him standing alone in what appears to be a hotel room.
Without realizing what was going on, people began making jokes:
Caleb Farley with the first ever solo #NFLDraft party. pic.twitter.com/nyngUMyOHs
— TWDTV (@TWDTV1) April 30, 2021
Caleb Farley just stepped away from his Warzone game to get drafted in the 1st round pic.twitter.com/iGTdRkGzOU
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) April 30, 2021
Caleb Farley look like a SoundCloud rapper on ig live promoting his new mixtape 🤣🤣🤣#NFLDraft2021 #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/4D31BG2qbd
— 〽️〽️ (@Lt_CheeseballKC) April 30, 2021
Some people made the same joke:
Caleb Farley’s draft party pic.twitter.com/1KrY3eQC3s
— Zac Husman (@Z_HUStler_4) April 30, 2021
Caleb Farley celebrating getting drafted pic.twitter.com/w2zhl0bcRe
— Jmuoio88 (@jmuoio88) April 30, 2021
All things considered, Farley handled the situation admirably. It’s got to be surreal to experience that long-awaited moment without the people who helped you to get there.
Then again, nothing about the last year or so has been as we once expected it to be.
