Broncos' Vic Fangio: Internet, TV Stopped Working Minutes Before 2020 NFL Draft

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio nearly had a major technical malfunction during the first round of the 2020 NFL draft on Thursday night. 

Per The Athletic's Nicki Jhabvala, Fangio explained the internet and television issues he had while on a Zoom call with Broncos general manager John Elway. 

"About five minutes before the draft started, everything went out in my house. Not the power, but all the internet, my TV wasn’t working. Everything froze up," Fangio said. "Russ Trainor, who's our IT guy here, was in a little bit of a panic. Luckily some Comcast guys came and they got it fixed in about five minutes, but everything froze."

There was concern throughout the NFL leading up to the draft about the possibility of technical glitches. ESPN's Dianna Russini reported Monday that the league's test run had "many communication issues" because of a problem with bandwidth. 

Some teams were taking extra precaution to combat potential technical issues during the draft. Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn told ESPN's NFL Live (h/t Kirkland Crawford of the Detroit Free Press) he is keeping an IT specialist in a Winnebago for all seven rounds. 

Even though Fangio didn't go to those extreme lengths, he was able to get the necessary help to keep things on track in the first round. 

Things worked out well for Fangio and the Broncos after those technical problems, with Alabama star Jerry Jeudy falling to them at No. 15 overall.