NFL holds "virtual" 2020 draft, LSU star goes No. 1

After weeks of living in an athletics desert, sports-starved Americans got to enjoy the kickoff of the 2020 NFL draft on Thursday. The Cincinnati Bengals chose LSU star quarterback Joe Burrow as the first overall pick.

The three-day draft will be in a "virtual format" this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has slowed or stopped swathes of the nation's economy, including major sports events. 

The NFL is having a "Draft-A-Thon" fundraiser to help amid the coronavirus health crisis: the money will go to organizations like the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and others.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell broadcast from the basement of his home.

After Burrow, the Heisman Trophy winner, went No. 1, the Washington Redskins picked Ohio State’s Chase Young, widely regarded as the best defensive player in the draft.