It is a difficult job and someone had to do it, especially in this year of the virtual draft. The role felt to Roger Goodell and the NFL Commissioner appeared to lose his spirit toward the end of the third round.
Announcing the picks from his basement in Bronxville, a suburb of New York City, Goodell started to look worn out as the third round deepened.
It became most apparent when the Patriots were on the clock and took UCLA tight end Devin Asiasi. The clock was nearing the midnight hour in the Eastern time zone.
