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It’s not like the NFL was ever rooting for a global health crisis that would keep everyone in the house and wipe out practically any game on the schedule in April. But it certainly led to record-setting television ratings for the NFL. The NFL announced it set record ratings, which is no surprise. There was an average audience of 15.6 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, and digital channels according to the league. The previous high was 12.4 million viewers in 2014. There was a 37 percent increase in viewership from last year’s draft.

The talk of the first round was Green Bay drafting Utah State QB Jordan Love. I was listening to sports radio and the Packers during the Rogers era has used their first round pick for an offensive player once: OL Brian Bulaga. Among some notable names still available: QB: Jalen Hurts, Jacob Eason, and Janke Fromm. (Given Fromm's lack of physical tools he is more likely a Day 3 pick) RB: D'Andre Swift, JK Dobbins, Jonathan Taylor WR: Michael Pittman, Tee Higgins, Denzel Mims, Chase Claypool, and Laviska Shenault DB: Grant Delpit

RUSH: How many of you last night watched the NFL draft? Brian, you did? You watched it? I know Mr. Snerdley didn’t. Was it on in your house, Dawn? I didn’t even think to turn it on. I have read about the draft, however. No, I’ve never been much of a draft guy anyway. It’s never held the — even at the top, at the peak of my NFL Fanboy existence, the draft was always, eh, meh, no big deal to me. The vast majority of people chosen are never gonna make it so it’s just — but I know...

Jacob Eason seemed to slump lower and lower on the family couch on Friday night as the second and third rounds of the NFL draft were conducted without anyone choosing him. Once projected as a first-rounder before he was given a mid-second-round grade, the former University of Washington quarterback watched as 74 names were called out on the draft's second day -- and none were his. ESPN had a camera trained on the Eason family at regular intervals of the four-hour draft proceedings. Jacob, casually dressed in a light blue T-shirt and black shorts, looked stunned, disappointed or angry, or...