2020 NFL Draft: Jerry Jones’ yacht, Joe Burrow’s curtains and the best memes
The best memes from the 2020 NFL draft with this guy.
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In the middle of the coronavirus pandemicthat has seen practical every major sports league postponedThe 2020 NFL draft has come to save us at a time when we all feel a little hungry for sports. The first “virtual design“As it is called, it takes place in the US – 60 NFL prospects zoom or skype from home, and trainers and owners send emails or phone calls from lavish lounges to bare offices.
In 2020 things look dramatically different: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reads every selection from his house, in front of a gallery of fans who zoom and cheer (or booing) along. The whole thing is kind of awkward, kind of weird, and … kind of still nice of wonderful and sometimes incredibly healthy. Fans take a look at the homes of head coaches and owners and watch players react live to the news about their designs from their kitchen or living room.
Our friends at CBS Sports have All the information you need to get involved, but if you just want to see what got everyone talking, go ahead, because Twitter was very, very here for the Coronavirus Zoom Draft.
Good news … I accidentally entered the wrong zoom meeting and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. #NFLDraft #DraftDay
– Jeff Ross (@realjeffreyross) April 23, 2020
Before kick-off, it was the acting head coach of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, Andy Reid, who made the headlines with his draft day ensemble.
So far, Andy Reid has created a perfect design for a big guy:
Diet soda – CHECK
Sugar Free Chewing Gum – CHECK
Hawaiian shirt – CHECK
Jackets removed from exercise equipment – CHECK https://t.co/Gn4QpWJPZx– Clem (@TheClemReport) April 24, 2020
The first choice, Joe Burrows, went to the Cincinnati Bengals and is already called “The Tiger King”. Some have made a temporary observation about his mother that resembles a certain cool cat.
Is Joe Burrow’s mother Carol Baskin? serious question
– David Spade (@DavidSpade) April 24, 2020
Going to number 1 is a big feat, but Twitter was hung on something else in Burrows’ house: the admittedly rather … eye-catching … curtains.
With the first choice … The interior designer of the Burrows chooses … THIS damn curtains ??? !!
– Defeat Errrrrrrrrrrrbody (@ DP_4_Bama) April 24, 2020
Poor Mrs. Burrow imagined an extravagant night in Vegas and watched her son move in. Instead, it is etched online through her living room curtains
– Scott T. (@NHLFlyera) April 24, 2020
I hope Joe Burrow buys new curtains for his mother with his first big check #NFLDraft
– Mike Calta (@MrMikeCalta) April 24, 2020
Taking a look at people’s houses feels a little strange now that I’ve had time to think about it, and it’s even stranger when an entire nation sees your freshly upholstered couch. Twitter sounded really good in the interior.
Watching the Zoom NFL Draft with an interior designer who gasps in horror whenever she sees the inside of strangers’ living rooms is the most fun I’ve had in years of watching the NFL Draft.
– Will Leitch (@williamfleitch) April 24, 2020
excited for the normal houses of the NFL Zoom Draft
– Amanda Mull (@amandamull) April 24, 2020
With an annual salary of $ 40 million, I’m disappointed with the establishment of the Goodell basement. Looks like something I saw with my friend when I was in 7th grade.
– Jason Dufner (@JasonDufner) April 24, 2020
Fully “virtual” design does not mean quick design just to be clear.
35 minutes in. Two draft picks. This #NFLDraft moves exactly at the pace of a zoom meeting.
– Brian Manzullo (@BrianManzullo) April 24, 2020
The strangest aspect of the night was the visible delay in moving from a draft draft to the player’s house – where had the player apparently not yet been informed of his choice? It was bizarre and funny to see how little reaction to some of the top draft decisions was just sitting on a couch and looking at an iPhone.
In fifth place, the Dolphins selected Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, and Commissioner Goodell did not understand the debate exactly.
Goodell couldn’t have practiced saying Tua’s name once or twice?
– Chad Dukes @ (@chaddukes) April 24, 2020
I knew it was Tua when Goodell looked shocked when he had to say it.
– Sam Mellinger (@mellinger) April 24, 2020
The Chargers fans didn’t even bother to show up.
When Dave Gettleman, the general manager of the New York Giants, appeared on the screen, he started putting on a mask in his own home.
Gettleman might have been the meme MVP for the evening, but there was a good reason for the mask, which was overlooked by the quick Twitter crowd.
It’s pretty obvious why Dave Gettleman wears a mask in his own house.
He underwent chemotherapy two years ago, is 69 years old and has an IT employee in his house.– Paul Schwartz (@NYPost_Schwartz) April 24, 2020
Simple jokes that I know. But Dave Gettleman is a cancer survivor. He has a Giants IT employee in his house who helps with the design. So he wears the mask. “I’m fine,” said Gettleman.
– Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) April 24, 2020
Wait … where does the billionaire of the Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones come from?
I agree, we have a virtual draft every year. Let’s keep the momentum going in 2021, team.
Rounds two and three of the NFL draft will be broadcast on Friday and Saturday. With CBS Sports’ huge guide, you can find out exactly where and how to watch.
