It’s the NFL draft, which means it’s also time for New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman to do something mysterious.
He took Georgia Bulldogs tackle Andrew Thomas at fourth overall in the 2020 NFL Draft, which surprised some (our Steven Ruiz gave the pick a D+). ESPN analysts Daniel Jeremiah and Louis Riddick had Thomas as the third or fourth-best tackle on the board.
But that wasn’t what stunned NFL fans. Moments after ESPN announced the Giants’ pick, the television broadcast went to Gettelman’s home, where he was putting on a mask. Again, he did so in the comforts of his own home, where he appeared to be totally alone.
It turns out that Gettleman had a very, very good reason for taking this precaution.
Great work, Dave. That’s a good practice during a pandemic.
But in the interim of people understanding why Gettleman got caught on camera in that confounding-seeming moment, Twitter fired off its usual jokes.
One thing is for sure: Gettelman makes good TV.
