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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to locomotion to nan podium Thursday nighttime to unfastened nan 2024 NFL Draft.
NFL prospects will perceive Goodell denote their names. The draftees will past put connected their caller team's chapeau and locomotion crossed nan shape for a photograph opp pinch Goodell. But they mightiness not get nan commissioner's signature hug.
Goodell underwent room connected his backmost astir 3 weeks ago, ESPN reported.
While Goodell has "recovered well," he still mightiness awkward distant from nan signature hug retired of an abundance of caution.
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C.J. Stroud, left, hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell aft being selected 2nd wide by nan Houston Texans during nan first information of nan 2023 NFL Draft astatine Union Station April 27, 2023, successful Kansas City, Mo. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)
It remains unclear if apical prosects were fixed immoderate benignant of precocious informing astir really to attack Goodell Thursday night.
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"NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell underwent backmost room 3 weeks ago, has recovered well, but it remains uncertain whether he will beryllium capable to connection his patented draft-day hugs. Draft-time decision," NFL insider Adam Schefter wrote connected X.
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Detroit is hosting this year's draft. Goodell antecedently praised Detroit for nan strides nan city's downtown area has made complete nan years.
"You do it your way. You show disconnected this organization nan measurement it deserves. What you’ve done successful this organization is amazing. I’ve been coming present for decades," Goodell said successful January. "You spot what you’ve done physically successful nan downtown area, but it’s really arsenic overmuch astir nan measurement you’ve travel together.
"The nationalist and nan backstage sector, and you’ve rallied astir this community. And I deliberation nan group astir nan world should spot it. And you are going to person that opportunity. And if everyone sees what Detroit really is and nan passion of nan group successful this community, that will beryllium a successful draft."
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to nan media up of nan Super Bowl astatine Allegiant Stadium Feb. 5, 2024, successful Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
The NFL confirmed astatine slightest 13 prospects were invited to be nan draught successful person. Quarterbacks Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels were wrong nan greenish room up of nan draft.
Lamar Jackson of Louisville hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell aft being picked No. 32 wide by nan Baltimore Ravens during nan first information of nan 2018 NFL Draft astatine AT&T Stadium April 26, 2018, successful Arlington, Texas. (Getty Images )
Williams delivered 1 of nan astir prolific assemblage shot careers successful caller representation and is wide expected to beryllium nan first subordinate disconnected nan committee Thursday.
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The first information of nan NFL Draft originates Thursday astatine 8 p.m. ET. The 2nd and 3rd rounds are scheduled for Friday, and nan remaining 4 rounds reason Saturday.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
