The NFL draft will happen in 23 days but it will be different. Players will not come up to the podium, shake hands with the commissioner and put on the cap of their new team.
However, we now know what the draft caps will look like. As the draft was to be held in Las Vegas, the new designs are Vegas-inspired. They are dark with neon-like outlines for the logos and team slogan.
This is the cap for the Arizona Cardinals.
The question is who will be the players to wear it and when it will happen. We might not see the new Cardinals draft picks in a draft cap until they are introduced to the media and it might be via a video call.
Will it be receiver CeeDee Lamb? One of the big tackles — Andrew Thomas, Tristan Wirfs, Jedrick Wills or Mekhi Becton? Will it be linebacker Isaiah Simmons?
That we won’t know for a while.
In the meantime, here are the last few Cardinals first-round picks who were at the draft and put on their draft cap with the commissioner.
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- Apr 25, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray (left) poses with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected as the No. 1 pick in the first round by the Arizona Cardinals during the 2019 NFL Draft in downtown Nashville. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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- ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 26: Josh Rosen of UCLA reacts after being picked #10 overall by the Arizona Cardinals during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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- Apr 27, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Haason Reddick (Temple) poses with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (right) as he is selected as the number 13 overall pick to the Arizona Cardinals in the first round the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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- Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Robert Nkemdiche (Mississippi) after being selected by the Arizona Cardinals as the number twenty-nine overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
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- Apr 30, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; D.J. Humphries (Florida) is greeted by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected as the number twenty-four overall pick to the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
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- NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 25: Jonathan Cooper of North Carolina Tar Heels stands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (L) as they hold up a jersey on stage after Cooper was picked #7 overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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- Apr 26, 2012; New York, NY, USA; Michael Floyd (Notre Dame) is introduced as the number thirteen overall pick to the Arizona Cardinalsin the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
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- Apr 28, 2011; New York, NY, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell introduces cornerback Patrick Peterson (Louisiana State) as the fifth overall pick to the Arizona Cardinals during the 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
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- Apr 22, 2009; New York, NY, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell introduces defensive tackle Dan Williams (Tennessee) as the 26th overall pick to the Arizona Cardinals during the 2010 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
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