How scouting during the pandemic will turn 2021 NFL draft into 'wild, Wild West' play How the pandemic has affected NFL draft scouting (0:47) Field Yates says not having an NFL combine is making it harder for scouts to fully gauge players' potential for the upcoming draft. (0:47) Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. Personnel from the NFL teams in attendance at the 2021 Senior Bowl in late January were spaced 30 feet apart inside the convention center in Mobile, Alabama. Tested for COVID-19 in advance, they were separated from draft prospects by walls of Plexiglas, with each meeting lasting only 15 minutes.