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Once NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell mentioned the devastating tornadoes that left a path of death and destruction across the Southeast, the horde of heckling fans fell silent.
Joined on stage by Auburn star Cam Newton, Alabama standout Mark Ingram and their college coaches, Goodell began the NFL draft Thursday night by asking for a moment of silence to remember the storm victims.
A crowd at Radio City Music Hall in New York that had been booing Goodell because of the lockout and chanting "We want football!" quickly became quiet.
At least 297 people were killed in six states and hundreds more were injured.
"I've challenged our players to get out and do something to help these people," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "Be a team."
In Tuscaloosa, Ala., where the University of Alabama campus is located, 36 were killed and 800 were hurt. Among the injured was Crimson Tide longsnapper Carson Tinker — a school spokesman said Tinker was hospitalized in stable condition, without detailing what happened to him.
Joined on stage by Auburn star Cam Newton, Alabama standout Mark Ingram and their college coaches, Goodell began the NFL draft Thursday night by asking for a moment of silence to remember the storm victims.
A crowd at Radio City Music Hall in New York that had been booing Goodell because of the lockout and chanting "We want football!" quickly became quiet.
At least 297 people were killed in six states and hundreds more were injured.
"I've challenged our players to get out and do something to help these people," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "Be a team."
In Tuscaloosa, Ala., where the University of Alabama campus is located, 36 were killed and 800 were hurt. Among the injured was Crimson Tide longsnapper Carson Tinker — a school spokesman said Tinker was hospitalized in stable condition, without detailing what happened to him.
