Virginia Tech victims remembered draft

NEW YORK – On this day at the NFL draft, everyone was a Hokie.

Commissioner Roger Goodell, all the rookies in the green room and nearly all the NFL personnel wore Virginia Tech lapel pins to honor those killed in the massacre earlier this month.

“We, the NFL, wanted to show our support,” Goodell said.

Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer, along with former Hokies stars Michael Vick, Bruce Smith and DeAngelo Hall, were all at Radio City Music Hall.

“I have a newfound respect for the kids on that campus,” Smith said.

Associated Press