NFL Insider Provides Update on League's Draft Plans Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

While seemingly every active sporting league and its organizations have come to a halt in response to the recent coronavirus outbreak, the NFL finds itself in a unique position with its offseason about to begin.

Several NFL franchises have released statements saying they'll shut down team operations for at least two weeks, but the league itself has shown zero indication so far that its 2020 Draft plans for next month have changed because of coronavirus.

NFL source re: crowds at late-April draft says league "continues to have discussions with (Nevada) local and state authorities and medical experts" to monitor Coronavirus concerns. League does not plan to change the draft location or date.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) March 14, 2020

The draft is set to take place from April 23-25 in Las Vegas, where state authorities continue to monitor the situation and remain in contact with the NFL.

As it stands today, the draft is the next major US sporting event yet to be canceled due to coronavirus. A lot can change between now and then, and it most likely will, but the NFL has no choice but to evaluate both a fan-less gathering and a digital draft as potential resolutions.

People aren’t going to like this take but I think the NFL Draft should be digitally driven this year. Teams send in picks, the NFL and ESPN cover the draft from the NFL and ESPN studios in LA and commentate. It sucks but I’m not sure a better alternative is coming in 7 weeks.
— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) March 12, 2020

With it being risky to travel during times like this, the league's offseason free agency period could easily be delayed or altered too. The NFL is lucky it has so much time to plan for the future amid the growing coronavirus concerns, but it should come to a verdict sooner rather than later.