Roger Goodell, the N.F.L. commissioner, did not get any hugs from the players selected at the N.F.L. draft this year, but the traditional draft day “boo birds” still made it onto the broadcast.
Over three days, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the N.F.L. draft was without some of its usual pomp, and pivoted instead to embrace human moments. It stood as a reminder of why sports are an important part of American culture.
Fans look to sports to provide a unifying topic to embrace, celebrate, debate and, in the case of Goodell, boo.
Day 1
When the top pick, the Heisman Trophy winning Louisiana State quarterback Joe Burrow, was selected to head to Cincinnati, he didn’t get to walk to the stage through cascading cheers, hold up his new jersey and smile for the camera.
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