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- With the coronavirus pandemic preventing the NFL Draft from convening in Las Vegas, commissioner Roger Goodell will be announcing the picks remotely in the league's first-ever virtual draft.
- Goodell used his Twitter to give fans a look at the "man cave" in his Bronxville, New York, home that will play host to the 2020 NFL Draft on live television.
- From Goodell's three TV screens and his favorite chair to his Surface tablet and Bose headset "of course," take a tour of the commissioner's "completely modified" basement set-up for tonight's draft.
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FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) scrambles during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Texas A&M in Baton Rouge, La. Burrow is a posible first round pick in the NFL Draft Thursday night, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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Goodell closed by saying that the 2020 draft — which will air on ESPN beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday — will be "much different than we ever imagined, but it's gonna be fun."
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And if he needs a break, he can take a quick nap on the couch.
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Lights, cameras, and microphones are blocking off his fireplace.
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He'll be looking at this screen, which will have ESPN on.
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He'll also be using a Bose headset, "of course."
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He'll be using a Microsoft Surface tablet to get information from where he's standing.
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His shelves and walls are covered with books and memorabilia in addition to TVs.
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He has three different screens he uses to watch games; this is the largest of the three.
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This is Goodell's "favorite chair" where he has watched football "for probably 30 years."
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"And this is the man cave, completely modified," Goodell said.
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And the person operating the camera will sit here.
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An ESPN coordinator — who will join him for the duration of the broadcast — will use this set-up.
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It's also where they'll prepare the cards so Goodell can announce each pick.
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The first thing that comes into view is a folding table, topped with a screen and printer, where the picks will first come in.
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To get to his "home for the next three days," Goodell has to climb down a set of dark, winding stairs.
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Goodell will conduct the 2020 NFL Draft from the basement of his Bronxville, New York, home, and he brought fans on a tour of the "man cave" makeshift set via Twitter.
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But this year, with the coronavirus pandemic preventing the league from convening in Las Vegas as planned, "the most powerful man in sports" will have to improvise.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is used to announcing draft picks from behind a podium on stage.
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