Bill Belichick takes a certain joy — if Belichick actually experiences that emotion — in making things tough on the media. So when ESPN cut to Belichick’s draft room (in quarantine times, it looked like his kitchen), it was fitting that Belichick was nowhere to be seen. But his dog, Nike, was sitting at the computer.
If that doesn’t make you chuckle, you might not be alive. This should become the new Smudge the cat by the end of the weekend.
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No. 1 pick: Cincinnati Bengals
2019 record: 2-14
Possible picks: LSU QB Joe Burrow
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No. 2: Washington Redskins
2019 record: 3-13
Possible picks: Ohio State EDGE Chase Young
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No. 3: Detroit Lions
2019 record: 3-12-1
Possible picks: Ohio State CB Jeffrey Okudah, Auburn DL Derrick Brown
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No. 4: New York Giants
2019 record: 4-12
Possible picks: Alabama WR Jerry Jeudy, Georgia OL Andrew Thomas
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No. 5: Miami Dolphins
2019 record: 5-11
Possible picks: Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa, Utah State QB Jordan Love
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No. 6: Los Angeles Chargers
2019 record: 5-11
Possible picks: Oregon QB Justin Herbert, Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa
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No. 7: Carolina Panthers
2019 record: 5-11
Possible picks: Ohio State CB Jeff Okudah, Auburn DL Derrick Brown
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No. 8: Arizona Cardinals
2019 record: 5-10-1
Possible picks: Oklahoma WR CeeDee Lamb
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No. 9: Jacksonville Jaguars
2019 record: 6-10
Possible picks: Clemson S Isaiah Simmons
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No. 12: Oakland (Las Vegas) Raiders
2019 record: 7-9
Possible picks: Clemson WR Tee Higgins, Alabama WR Jerry Jeudy
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No. 13: Indianapolis Colts
2019 record: 7-9
Possible picks: Alabama WR Henry Ruggs III, Oklahoma WR CeeDee Lamb
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No. 14: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2019 record: 7-9
Possible picks: LSU S Grant Delpit, USC OT Austin Jackson
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No. 15: Denver Broncos
2019 record: 7-9
Possible picks: Iowa OT Tristan Wirfs, South Carolina DL Javon Kinlaw
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No. 16: Atlanta Falcons
2019 record: 7-9
Possible picks: Iowa EDGE A.J. Epenesa, Penn State EDGE Yetur Gross-Matos
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No. 17: Dallas Cowboys
2019 record: 8-8
Possible picks: South Carolina DL Javon Kinlaw, Clemson CB A.J. Terrell
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No. 18: Pittsburgh Steelers (traded to Miami)
2019 record: 8-8
Possible picks: Penn State EDGE Yetur Gross-Matos, Iowa EDGE A.J. Epenesa
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No. 19: Chicago Bears (traded to Oakland)
2019 record: 8-8
Possible picks: Alabama CB Trevon Diggs, Alabama LB Dylan Moses
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No. 20: Los Angeles Rams (traded to Jacksonville)
2019 record: 9-7
Possible picks: Virginia CB Bryce Hall, LSU CB Kristian Fulton
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And with the 36th pick of the 2020 NFL draft, Belichick’s dog picked Lenoir-Rhyne safety Kyle Dugger. He’s the highest pick the Division II program has ever produced.
It didn’t seem like the dog made the wrong pick, though he passed on a quarterback. Belichick came back on screen to give the dog a treat for grabbing Dugger.
THE DOG GOT A TREAT pic.twitter.com/G88GmXqT8i
— Stadium (@Stadium) April 24, 2020
There it is. The most fitting moment of the second day of the draft.
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