Virtual NFL Draft Gives Lions GM New Perspective On Work-Life Balance

If working virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us one thing, it’s that yeah, a lot of those meetings could have just been emails.

People all over the world are being forced to slow down and work from home, and it’s given many a new perspective in regard to how they’d been going about daily life before the pandemic.

And the virtual 2020 NFL Draft has one NFL general manager realizing there’s a way to have better work-life balance working in the league.

“You guys put in a lot of hours following our team and you guys appreciate the amount of hours that our football staff puts into it,” Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn said in a video conference with media Saturday night. “This could be a good lesson for us to kind of have a good balance in our lives in the offseason knowing that the draft is critically important to what we do, but maybe we can tone down the hours and work smarter rather than longer. Maybe do a few things virtually a day or two a week.”

Quinn’s says his kids spent all day in the draft room with him, and that the experience of being part of the event was cool to them. He said it’s worth looking into adjusting their day-to-day when sports do return.