Sean Payton said Saints will hold draft from the Dixie Brewing headquarters MERGED

Sean Payton said Saints will hold draft from the Dixie Brewing headquarters MERGED

They have already begun pre-draft meetings from the location. Only four people are in the room during the process (Loomis, Ireland, Payton and the fourth isn't identified) - and disinfecting and distancing will be followed. In addition, the draft team will not be in physical contact with their families. The scouting and front office staff, and assistant coaches will be available by video conference.

Sounds good but with technical support, meals, etc., there will be others around and let's just hope this all works out. Looks to be about as good as you can do under these circumstances.

Drafting from a brewery?

The New Orleans Saints' decision to relocate their draft war room to a brewery owned by team owner Gayle Benson surely raised some eyebrows in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, but Saints coach Sean Payton – recently recovered after contracting the COVID-19 virus – staunchly defends the arrangement as a solid option.

The war room, which the team began using on Wednesday for draft meetings, is situated in upstairs office space at the Dixie Brewery, located in a remote area of New Orleans.

“We might have the safest setup in the league for these meetings,” Payton texted to USA TODAY Sports on Thursday. “Remote location. Nobody here!”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...raft-brewery-war-room-sean-payton/5117681002/