At left, in an April 23, 2020, file photo from video provided by the NFL, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow
appears during the NFL football draft. At right, in an April 28, 2011, file photo, Auburn quarterback
Cam Newton poses at the NFL Draft in New York. Burrow should be getting ready to report to rookie
minicamp this month then joining the veterans on the Cincinnati Bengals for the rest of the offseason
program. The best comparison to what the NFL is going through this offseason with no practices,
in-person meetings or the usual bonding that happens each spring came back in 2011 when the owners
locked out the players until July, and Cam Newton was the No. 1 pick at the draft. (AP Photo/File)