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GMs want draft delayed, NFL not budging

By Dale Lolley

NFL Draft 2019: Cleveland Browns join the party on Friday night (Frederick Breedon)

By Dale Lolley

A seven-member subcommittee of NFL general managers voted Tuesday to move the NFL Draft back, but for the time being, the league is keeping the draft on April 23 through 25.

According to numerous reports, the general managers voted 6-1 to move the draft back, but a number of owners want the draft dates to remain unchanged.

The reasoning behind the push to move the draft back is because the general managers don’t feel they are getting adequate time to properly vet this year’s draft prospects because much of the country is on lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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