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NFL draft: QBs dominate early picks, sense of return to normalcy sets in Share Updated: 10:33 PM CDT Apr 29, 2021 AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, Clemson's Trevor Lawrence greets fans as he arrives for the team's NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech in Clemson, S.C. Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson are expected to be the top two picks selected in the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 29, 20212, in Cleveland. SOURCE: AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 10:3...

There were several Day 1 picks very few people saw coming

Goodell received plenty of kudos for his hosting of last year's draft in casual wear from his home. On Thursday night, dressed in a suit, he lauded the folks who sit in the seats. “We all agree over the past season, one thing we missed the most was all our fans," Goodell said. “And we can’t wait to have all of you back in First Energy Stadium and every stadium across the league this season.” Wilson was expected to go to New York, which hasn't had a franchise QB since Joe Namath and traded incumbent Sam Darnold to Carolina this month to clear a path for Wilson.

Goodell received plenty of kudos for his hosting of last year's draft in casual wear from his home. On Thursday night, dressed in a suit, he lauded the folks who sit in the seats. “We all agree over the past season, one thing we missed the most was all our fans," Goodell said. “And we can’t wait to have all of you back in First Energy Stadium and every stadium across the league this season.” Wilson was expected to go to New York, which hasn't had a franchise QB since Joe Namath and traded incumbent Sam Darnold to Carolina this month to clear a path for Wilson.

Offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood was a surprise pick for the Raiders.Credit...Brynn Anderson/Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders, eager to replenish their offensive line, took Alex Leatherwood of Alabama. Last year, Leatherwood (6-foot-5, 312 pounds) won the Outland Trophy given to the best interior lineman in college football, after allowing just five sacks in 1,400 pass-block snaps. Still, the pick was something of a surprise because other higher ranked linemen were available ahead of him. The Raiders lost Trent Brown, Gabe Jackson and Rodney Hudson this off-season, so they were lookin...