After Time magazine issued its list of the 100 most influential companies in the world, the city of Silicon Valley remains a global favorite for companies that innovate every day in various fields.
The list, released at the end of April, shows that the Bay Area and California remain at the top of the list of cities with the highest influx of these types of companies.
Thus, 23 of the most influential companies are in the Bay Area, another seven are in the Los Angeles area and one more is in San Diego.
While there is certainly an exodus from the Bay Area due to the high cost of space, nearly half of the 64 U.S. companies on the list are based in California.
The list features San Jose-based Zoom, DoorDash in San Francisco and Los Gatos-based Netflix, three companies that have become necessary in everyday life.
Companies involved in online payment systems have also decided to stay in the Bay Area, with San Francisco-based Stripe and San Jose-based PayPal.
Other Bay Area tech companies on the list include social media giants Facebook, Nextdoor and Twitter.
They are joined by online class provider Coursera in Mountain View and fundraising platform GoFundMe in Redwood City.
It is impossible to imagine Silicon Valley without the giants Apple and Google. And in the field of accommodation supply platforms, Airbnb is located in San Francisco.
It's not all plain sailing
Although 1938, when Hewlett-Packard was founded outside San Francisco, is considered the beginning of Silicon Valley, the truth is that today there is greater discontent about the high cost of living, the low availability of housing, as well as high levels of crime.
Although it has been mentioned that some of the main competitors in this bay area could be Los Angeles or New York, the state of Texas seems to be attracting the interest of some technology firms, either the city of Houston or in Silicon Hills, outside Austin.
Since 2013 there is talk of strong growth in these areas, with many jobs in the sector commonly known as STEM -Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics-, as well as for its successful model of exporting medical services thanks to the Texas Medical Center cluster.
In early December, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which brings together the software and business services activities after the Hewlett-Packard division in 2015, announced that it will move its offices to Houston, which is considered a hard blow in the history of Silicon Valley.
Antonio Neri, president and CEO of the firm, said they have "listened to the team members, who have said they want to spend less time in a physical workplace. And in response to this new future of work we have re-evaluated our real estate strategy.
Their new facility will be a 568,000-square-foot campus in Springwoods Village, north of Houston, which will include a gym and outdoor yoga areas. While the company will maintain an area of innovation in San Jose, it will make Houston its business and employment center.
This announcement was joined by Elon Musk, who, on December 10, announced that he was abandoning his residence in Silicon Valley and moving to the state of Texas, due to the "complacency" that has lately taken over the mecca of innovation and technology in the U.S.
He also announced his intention to move Tesla Motors' headquarters either to Nevada, where it has a battery factory, or to Texas, where it operates SpaceX.
Another firm that announced its intention to move a few days ago is Oracle, which after more than forty years in Silicon Valley, said it will move its headquarters from Redwood City to the town of Austin, a fledgling technology hub that is forming in the southern United States.
U.S. President Joseph Biden announced Monday that he will increase to 62,500 the number of refugees to be accepted into the U.S. during the current fiscal year, which "erases the historically low number set by the previous administration of 15,000".
And that number, he said, did not reflect America's values as a nation that welcomes and supports refugees.
Through a statement, the president said that the new limit on admissions will also reinforce efforts already underway to expand U.S. capacity to admit refugees, so that the goal of 125,000 refugee admissions for the next fiscal year can be reached.
"It is important to take this action today to remove any lingering doubts in the minds of refugees around the world who have suffered so much and who are anxiously awaiting the start of their new lives," he detailed in the document issued by The White House.
Biden said the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program embodies America's commitment to protect the most vulnerable and to be a beacon of freedom and refuge for the world.
"It's a statement about who we are and who we want to be. So we are going to rebuild what is broken and we will work hard to complete the rigorous screening process for refugees who are already in the admission process," he added.
However, he detailed that the 62,500 admissions will not be achieved this year. "We are working quickly to repair the damage of the last four years. It will take some time, but that work is already underway."
He added that the budget he has submitted to Congress reflects his commitment to the goal of 125,000 refugee admissions in his first fiscal year in office.
"That goal will remain elusive. We may not achieve it in the first year. But we will use every tool available to help these refugees who have been fully vetted and who are fleeing horrible conditions in their home countries," he concluded.
Just a month ago, the Indian government believed that its people were somewhat safe from the COVID-19 virus because only 3% of the people were testing positive, despite relaxed social distancing measures since last October. Then the second wave hit with a vengeance.
From what I have heard from friends, family, and mid-level officials in India, the situation is devastating, and getting worse. The infection is expected to peak in mid-May. The most immediate need is preventing deaths due to a shortage of medical oxygen.
In the state of Delhi, the government’s supply of medical oxygen is only a third of what its hospitals need for its population of 20 million. At the same time, COVID-19 patients are coming to Delhi from neighboring states, placing additional pressure on medical resources.
Preeti, who designed my website, died of COVID-19 eight days ago. She was 30 years old, an IT designer living in the hi-tech town of Gurgaon on the outskirts of Delhi. Although she tested negative for COVID, she was struggling to breathe and died within a day. “She died at home. We could not find oxygen for her,” said her husband in a somber voice on a WhatsApp call.
COVID-19 does not spare anyone, young or old, rich or poor.
Some state elections just ended in India. In one of the most populous states of West Bengal in northeastern India, next to Bangladesh, Prime Minister Modi’s party lost by a huge margin, presumably due to the government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
Con 1 mil 400 millones, la India tiene cuatro veces la población de Estados Unidos. El PIB es 30 veces mayor que el de India. India gasta menos del 2 por ciento de su PIB en atención sanitaria; Estados Unidos gasta el 18 por ciento de su PIB.
India spends only $100 per person on healthcare each year. One Delhi official shared with us that large hospitals should have their own oxygen plants. The cost of one oxygen plant for 200 ICU beds is $200,000. In other words, $1000 ($250 per patient) could save four lives in a month. US dollars go a long way in India.
Los médicos de la India están haciendo un trabajo heroico. El Dr. Neeraj Jain, neumólogo de uno de los mayores hospitales privados de Nueva Delhi, transmitió un sencillo mensaje en inglés/hindi, sobre cómo las personas con COVID-19 pueden cuidarse en casa, cuando no hay una cama de hospital disponible.
The longer-term solution is vaccination, before the next surge hits. India has been able to fully vaccinated less than 2% of people, due to vaccine shortage.
Dr. Anthony Fauci has a sensible message about India. “Treat [the virus] like we are in a war.” COVID-19 can be defeated with proper measures. He recommends four weeks of complete lockdown and vaccinating as many people as possible and quickly.
Just yesterday, on May 2nd, the Biden administration removed the export restrictions on such materials!
By Vinita Gupta is a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur and was the first Indian-American women to take her company public. Since retiring, she has propelled herself through her journalism, mentoring women entrepreneurs and playing competitive bridge at the highest levels. She has won several National titles in bridge.
A 26-year-old Mexican national was reportedly detained by police officers in Alameda, California. Moments later it was announced that the person had lost his life.
Today, in an information card from the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Mexico, reported that they have already contacted the mother of the deceased. In addition, the Consulate General stated that all necessary consular assistance will be provided.
The Consular Representation "has asked the competent authorities to share the progress of the investigations they are carrying out," in order to expedite assistance to the victim's family.
Finally, the press release reiterates that "the government of Mexico strongly condemns the excessive use of force and expresses its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased national".
Following the events of April 19, the victim was identified as Mario Gonzalez, 26. He was an Oakland resident and a father. He was arrested at 800 Oak Street in Alameda, California.
Meanwhile, the lawyers for Mario Gonzales' relatives dismissed the police version of his death. One of the officers immobilized Mario by placing a knee on him, which, after five minutes, left him breathless.
According to models used in the state of California's latest assessment of sea level rise, tides in the Bay could rise as much as .58 meters - 1.9 feet - by 2050, and as much as 2.10 meters - 6.9 feet - by the end of the century.
The situation does not look good for different cities that are located along the Bay Area, which already foresee possible flooding in the coming years due to storms that each year increase their intensity as a consequence, in large part, to climate change.
According to KQED, during the storms, East Palo Alto and other cities along the Bay shoreline already suffer from flooding and coastal erosion, which will only be exacerbated by the expected sea level rise.
"Sea level rise is one of the most certain effects of climate change. We know that much of that is already fixed, and we know that the seas will continue to rise at a steady and perhaps accelerating rate over the next few decades," said Mark Stacey, an environmental engineer at UC Berkeley.
In that sense, he pointed out that there are few differences between scientific modeling scenarios before 2050, however, these change drastically after mid-century according to the trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions caused by the human race.
And it is that several studies do not differ from this analysis, where they determine that the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica collapse.
"But if that happens, the Bay Area could see a sea level rise of more than 10 feet by 2100, what Stacey calls a "massive acceleration" 30 to 40 times faster than the rate of rise we've seen over the past century," the media outlet said.
"This extends beyond the scope of what we have thought about in our planning horizon in terms of the magnitude of change we will face in this region," he added.
According to a state assessment, aggressive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions can be substantially reduced, but not eliminated, and there is a risk of extreme sea level rise in California due to the loss of Antarctic ice.
This scenario, the study states, occurs in a context in which there are not enough global efforts to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
San Mateo County announced that it has partnered with Dignity Health, Sequoia Healthcare District and the City of Redwood City to continue operating a weekly COVID-19 vaccination clinic in North Fair Oaks.
That partnership, the county said, helps ensure that local residents have access to a community-oriented clinic in one of the neighborhoods most affected by the COVID-19 virus.
In addition, he said, it also allows for a more predictable schedule, as well as drive-up and walk-in registration.
"From the beginning, we said our return is up to all of us, and that also means it's up to all of us working together to meet residents where they are," said County Supervisor Warren Slocum, whose fourth district includes North Fair Oaks.
"This pandemic has highlighted that we are responsible not only for our own health, but also for those around us, and our vaccination efforts are no different. Every shot in the arm is a success for our county," he added.
In a statement, the county said Dignity Health and the city of Redwood City will assume most of the operational functions of the site, with Sequoia Healthcare District providing the funding.
North Fair Oaks is an unincorporated neighborhood of approximately 15,000 residents located between Redwood City, Menlo Park and Atherton.
"We are thrilled to partner with Redwood City, San Mateo County and Sequoia Healthcare District to help vaccinate some of our community's most vulnerable residents, many of whom have difficulty accessing high-volume vaccination sites due to work schedules and access to transportation, or lack the technology to book appointments online," said Bill Graham, president of Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital.
The county established the NFO vaccine site along with other community locations identified as significantly affected by COVID-19 and with populations considered more difficult to reach or challenged to use mass vaccination sites.
"Supporting the health and well-being of district residents in times of calm and crisis is truly the value we bring to our community," said Pamela Kurtzman, executive director of the Sequoia Healthcare District.
Redwood City Mayor Diane Howard also praised the collaboration.
"The partnership between the county, Dignity Health, Sequoia Healthcare District and Redwood City exemplifies how, collectively, we are working hard to make receiving a vaccine easier, more accessible and convenient for our Redwood City and North Fair Oaks residents," said Howard.
The NFO clinic will be held on Sundays between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at Fair Oaks Health Center, located at 2710 Middlefield Road, Redwood City.
Redwood City police are looking for four Hispanic men in connection with a burglary and home invasion a week ago.
According to the local police department, officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Oak Avenue at 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, where they found two injured victims.
Officials said an investigation revealed the male victim responded to a knock on his front door and one of the suspects shot him with a Taser.
The other suspects entered the man's home and assaulted him and a woman in the home who was restrained with cable ties.
The suspects ransacked the house before fleeing with a large safe and other valuables.
Police said the male victim was treated at the scene for his injuries, but the female victim was transported to the hospital for treatment of an open wound to her forehead.
Redwood City Police called for anyone with information regarding this case to contact Detective Sergeant Nick Perna at (650) 780-7672.
It has been 100 days since Joseph Biden was sworn in as president of the United States, all in the midst of a pandemic that plunged the country into a seemingly endless series of problems, from unemployment to famine, from insurrection to thousands of deaths from COVID-19, a tunnel to which, it seems, there is no end in sight.
Of that gray figure during a campaign that many labeled as parsimonious, there is nothing left. As if it were a train, the administration headed by Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, has taken course with firm actions; however, with the speed it is taking, it is hoped that it will not derail.
On Wednesday night, Joe Biden gave a speech in Congress, one with few guests, because the pandemic is not over yet. He gave a concise report of the actions that have been taken in these first 100 days of his administration at the head of one of the most important economies in the world.
COVID-19
During his speech, the U.S. president said 220 million COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, and he said vaccination centers and units are being set up to accelerate vaccination.
In this regard, he called on all residents in the country, over 16 years of age, to be vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
"When I was sworn in, less than one percent of seniors were vaccinated against COVID-19, 100 days later, 70 percent of U.S. seniors over 75 are fully protected, senior deaths are down 80 percent since January, a drop thanks to all of you," he said.
He added that, so far, more than half of all adults in the United States have received at least one dose of the vaccine that protects them from serious COVID-19 symptoms.
On the other hand, Biden pointed out that 160 million pandemic relief checks have been sent out, and he said that, thanks to those checks, with help from Democrats and Republicans, millions of families were able to be protected from falling into famine because they were left jobless.
"We've fulfilled our Democratic and Republican commitments to send $1,400 checks to 85 percent of American households, we've already sent more than 160 million checks, that's making a difference, for a lot of people it's a fundamental difference," he said.
Employment
In his speech, he explained that the U.S. must create jobs, so it will seek to invest in a plan to improve infrastructure to compete with China, as he said, "are different times".
"We have the capacity and the trained people to drive employment," he said.
The president also called on all Americans to buy domestic products in order to strengthen and promote the economy, which will generate jobs.
In this regard, he promised the population that his program will generate millions of dollars and jobs in a period of 8 years, jobs that will be essentially for workers and to rebuild the country.
"While everything is happening, the economy has created more than 1.3 million new jobs in 100 days, more jobs in the first 100 days than any other president in history," he said.
Before Democratic and Republican members of Congress, he made it clear that the middle class built America, and called for raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour for all workers, as well as allowing unionization rights and equal pay for men and women.
"The International Monetary Fund estimates that our economy will have a growth of more than 7.0 percent this year, it is the highest rate of economic recovery that this nation has had in almost four decades, the country is moving forward, moving forward, but we can not stop now," he said.
Gender-based violence
Joe Biden, said his administration will seek to resume from Congress legislation to combat the levels of gender violence against women, which, among other measures, will include a ban on the use of weapons for those men who have a record of abuse.
In the presence of Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Biden said his administration will deepen its work on violence against women.
"We're going to resume the legislation to combat violence against women that has been in this country for 27 years since I wrote it. This is going to close that loophole, so that there are no guns in the hands of abusers. If someone abuses, they can't have a gun, we have to close that gap that exists," she said.
She explained that about fifty women are shot or killed by an intimate partner every month in the United States. "Fifty! Let's pass this and save lives."
To this, he added the importance of human rights.
"No American president can stand aside when human rights are being violated. The president of the United States must represent the essence of our country. America is an idea, and the most important ideal in our history is that we are all created equal. We cannot depart from that principle," he said.
Health
In addition to the achievements noted in the fight against the pandemic by COVID-19, Biden promised to promote medical research to combat diseases such as Alzheimer's and cancer, the latter of which would irreparably affect his family by taking the life of his son, Beau Biden.
"We must do research to stop cancer from advancing, I can't think of a more worthy investment, we can work together to defeat these diseases," Biden said. "I can't think of a more worthy investment. And I don't know of anything more bipartisan."
"I want you to know that once we defeat COVID-19, we are going to do everything we can to end cancer as we know it," the president said, a statement that was applauded and standing ovations from those present.
In addition, he said he asked Dr. Eric Landes, a renowned scientist at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to co-direct the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
While he called on the National Institutes of Health to create an Advanced Health Research Projects Agency, which will be focused on finding cures and more effective treatments for different types of cancer.
To this, he added that he will seek to lower the price of medicines for all Americans, arguing that, for the same treatment, citizens pay up to three times as much as in other countries.
A situation that must change, he said, because "health care should be a right and not a privilege".
Education and family
Joe Biden said he will seek to further ensure access to quality education for American families, especially for low-income and African-American families, in addition to providing greater support for education funding and facilitating access to child care.
In that sense, he announced the "American Families" plan, a large-scale social project for recovery after the health crisis, which includes a broad proposal for universal preschool education and help for family reconciliation.
"The American Families plan will finally provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave and family medical leave ... No one should have to choose between a job and a paycheck or taking care of their loved ones, their partner or their child," she said.
To that end, an additional $1.8 billion federal investment in education, child care, and paid family leave was announced.
The president intends to finance this package by raising taxes on the wealthiest so that they "pay what they should pay," however, he said he will not increase taxes on anyone earning less than $400,000 a year.
"We will defend American interests across the board, the United States will stand up to unfair trade practices that undercut American workers and industries that subsidize businesses," he said.
Security
President Joseph Biden emphasized the challenges in terms of national security, where he assured that he will not turn his back on his allies, but neither will he remain silent in the face of human rights violations.
In the case of China, President Xi Jinping said in a telephone call that the US will maintain a "strong military presence" in the Indo-Pacific region "not to create a conflict, but to avoid one".
He also explained that with the Asian country is looking for a fair competition in economic matters, not an escalation of conflicts between the two countries.
He explained that terrorist threats have advanced to other nations beyond Afghanistan, so it was time I to bring the troops "home"; however, he determined that the U.S. must be vigilant and avoid future threats, which may come from other latitudes, as groups such as "Al Qaeda and ISIS are in Yemen, Syria, Somalia, other places in Africa, the Middle East and beyond."
On the other hand, the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea "represent a serious threat to the national security of the United States and the world," so he stressed that it will work with other countries to address the threats posed by these nations "through diplomacy and a strong deterrence.
Russia continues to be key in national security speeches, and this was no exception, as he recalled that in his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, it was made clear "that we are not looking for an escalation, but their actions will have consequences".
However, there are bilateral areas of cooperation, such as nuclear weapons and climate change.
Racism
But security starts from within, and to that end, he pointed out that "the worst threat facing our country is white supremacists. We're not going to ignore that. As citizens we have to come together to save the soul of our nation. Reason why Biden called for rebuilding trust between the public and the police to combat "systemic racism".
"We have a huge opportunity to bring that arc of the moral universe into real justice, eradicating systemic racism from the justice system."
"We've all seen the knee of injustice on the necks of African-American Americans," he said.
In this regard, although he recalled that most of the men and women in the police force "serve the country honorably," it is necessary to approve a police reform, which will prevent the use of improper force that ends up taking lives.
He added that the country must offer "real opportunities for white Americans, African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, Native Americans," in addition to looking to Congress to pass legislation to ensure equality for all, including the LGBTTTIQ+ community.
Finally, the president thanked the Senate for passing the COVID-19 Asian American Hate Crimes Protection Act.
Migration
The president called on Congress to finally resolve immigration reform and grant 11 million undocumented immigrants legal residency, because many of those workers put food on tables across the country during this HIV/AIDS pandemic, often risking their lives and the lives of their families.
However, he said that while they may not agree with his proposal, or while it is being discussed, it is important to move forward on what both parties do agree on: protecting dreamers.
"Migrants have done so much for America during the pandemic and throughout history...Let's help these young people who were brought here when they were just children and who know America as their home."
Climate change
The fight against climate change has been an issue that Joe Biden has touched on since his campaign, and after fulfilling his commitment to reinstate the U.S. to the Paris agreement, he recalled that the problem cannot be fought alone.
"The climate crisis is not just our fight, it's a global fight. The United States generates less than 15 percent of carbon emissions, the rest, 85 percent, comes from the rest of the world; that's why I fulfilled my commitment to rejoin the Paris agreement because even if we do everything perfectly, that won't be enough."
And it is that, he said, acting in favor of the planet, not only will help health and the environment, because the commitment to renewable energy will create millions of new jobs.
If we "save the planet, we will create millions of jobs, economic growth, opportunity, and raise living standards around the world".
Finally, Joe Biden called to defend the country's democracy.
The video game industry has problems: sexual harassment and sexual violence are constant within the world's largest game development companies. They are governed by the bro-culture -men overlapping men, working meetings in strip clubs and the constant fear of denouncing such acts.
In 2018, a group of former female employees of Riot Games began a lawsuit against the company in which they denounced the gender pay gap and the discrimination they suffered from having to prove that they are real gamers to get the job, doing more of their duties with the promise of a promotion that doesn't come, living with men who rate them on their physical appearance, and misogynistic jokes at their expense.
In addition, in January of this year, its CEO, Nicolo Laurent, was accused of sexual harassment towards his former assistant; about which Riot Games stated that no evidence of what Laurent is accused of was found and no action should be taken against him.
Companies like Rockstar and Ubisoft have also been singled out for similar behavior, which seems to be a pattern of behavior that responds to the belief that the world of video games is by and for men.
Following the statements made against Ubisoft, CEO Yves Guillemot issued a video apologizing to victims of harassment and also stated that the company would focus on increasing diversity and inclusion, and announced the appointment of Anika Grant as the company's new head of human resources.
Putting a woman in an important position within the logistics of a company seems to be just the first step in the search for gender equality, and does not guarantee that the sexist environment that prevails in this industry will change, but at least it shows Ubisoft's concern to take action and transform the company, unlike other companies that only deny any accusations.
But what happens when an employee decides to confront the magnates of this industry? First of all, they are confronted with human resources processes that, far from seeking the truth, want to mitigate the scandal by pretending that it simply did not happen and that there is insufficient evidence to punish the offender.
As happened with the former Rockstar employee, Colin Bundschu, who shows that not only women face situations of vulnerability in these companies. Bundschu reported being harassed in 2014 by one of those who, at that time, was in a high position in the company and, despite, to communicate it to its human resources area, the response he got was that there was insufficient evidence, in addition to the accused denied such facts.
After his time at Rockstar, and despite the fact that working in video games was Bundschu's dream, he decided to leave the industry altogether, while his assailant continued his career, currently as vice president of Nimble Giant Entertainment.
It is common that, within this very closed industry, employees prefer to remain silent about the abuses of power to which they are subjected for fear of losing their jobs, being branded as undesirable and not being able to continue their vocation.
But losing their careers is just one of the hellish levels that whistleblowers face, as these video game titans have all the purchasing power to buy the law, so lawyers and judges can rule in their favor.
To exemplify this, let's take the collective complaint against Riot Games, which at first seemed to have a quick solution by compensating with 10 million dollars distributed to the thousand complainants, but in 2020 this figure reached 400 million dollars.
This came after the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) intervened and also pointed out irregularities in the conduct of the plaintiffs' legal representation, Rosen Saba, which they said failed to seek fair compensation from the outset.
So, it can be understood that Riot Games always had full control over the amount of money they were willing to give in exchange for finishing this chapter.
In this regard, both Rosen Saba and Riot Games stated that there was no such plot.
All these complaints seem to go unnoticed because of the little coverage given to them, their consumer market does not seem so interested in the means used by developers as long as the final product meets their expectations.
These are just a few instances in which abuse against workers has been demonstrated, but it is clear that the problem is deeply rooted in companies. Abusers believe themselves immune - and in many cases are - to retaliation, backed by the power that companies give them. This forms an environment conducive to sexual harassment and abuse of workers' rights of all kinds.
It is clear that the entire industry is interested in avoiding at all costs the unionization and organization of the people who make video games happen because, if so, they would not be able to use fear to silence the voices of women and men who have been abused.
Like every year, the highest level of American football, the NFLwill celebrate its Draft, an event that positions each of the 32 teams with the opportunity to reinforce the lines they consider most vulnerable in their roster, based on the youth talent that was demonstrated in the last season of the NCAAthat is to say, the collegiate category of the sport.
The order of selection is established according to each team's record in the previous season, i.e., to maintain a balance of teams, the league gives preference of select first who, in theory, would be the most desirable player to the team that posted the worst record in the finished campaign. On this occasion it is the Jacksonville Jaguarswhile the last one will be the champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is expected to be the sensation of this generation, a player that is hard for Florida to pass up, making him the first overall selection.
On the other hand, one of the most attention-grabbing moves in the hours leading up to this draft was the trade of picks made by the San Francisco 49ers and the Miami Dolphins, situation that allows the Bay Area team to climb to be the third in selecting talent in this 2021. After 3 years with Jimmy Garoppolo in charge of the throws, in the legendary team realized that this is not the passer that will lead them to get a SuperBowl, so is expected to take a gamble on Alabama quarterback Mac Jones or, if available, talented Ohio State graduate Justin Fields.
The NFL Draft will take place this Thursday at 5:00 p.m. San Francisco time, 7:00 p.m. Central Mexico time, and can be seen on ESPN.
