Joined on stage by standout Cam Newton's Auburn, Alabama star Mark Ingram and their coaches college, Goodell begins the draft Thursday evening by asking a moment of silence to remember the victims of the storm.
A crowd at Radio City Music Hall in New York who had whistled Goodell because of the lockout and chanting "We want football!" quickly became quiet.
At least 280 people have been killed in six States and hundreds of others were injured.
"I challenged our players to go out and do something to help these people," said Alabama coach Nick Saban. "Be a team."
Where is the campus of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 32 were killed and 600 were affected. Among the wounded was Crimson Tide longsnapper Carson Tinker - a school spokesperson said Tinker was hospitalized in stable condition, without describing in detail what happened to him.
Abdingdon, Virginia, the pilot of the series NASCAR Nationwide Eric McClure and his family felt lucky to be alive. A tornado did considerable damage to their three-story home Wednesday night in Southwest Virginia community.
"It was terrifying", McClure told Associated Press by telephone. "I'll be honest with you." It was probably the most frightening a few seconds of life. ?
The storm struck minutes after the return of the McClures of the Church. McClure, his wife and his three daughters - the oldest is 4 - spent about four hours huddled under a stairway of basement.
"We all had out of it without injury and fit of our immediate family, but we are really heart broken for people who did not," said. "It's just a House." They are one of those who every day. We can always another house or to build a move or renting. "There are so many options, but you do not replace the children".
A junior athlete on the Tennessee women's Athletics team at the Penn Relays, reflected on the damage. Ramzee Fondren, said her teammates, whose flight to Philadelphia was delayed, was following events at the school via Facebook and Twitter.
"We will hear back home that there are many hail," said Fondren. "Popular Windows and their cars are really looks terrible." He really hit the campus area.
"It affected really bad." They even had hide that for some time, the storm was going on, "she said." "Some people have same assurance, it is really unfortunate for them.
Tornadoes postponed trip to the White House Auburn football team and the meeting with President Barack Obama. National champions were supposed to enjoy the festivities Friday. Rather, Obama was created to go to Alabama to assess the damage.
Alabama Marcell Dareus defensive line player, originally from Birmingham, the joined Goodell on la scene for the moment of silence. Dareus is the third player supported across to the draft, taken by Buffalo.
Dareus said that he and his former teammates have already started talking about what they may do to help the recovery effort in their State of origin.
"He hit fairly hard Birmingham, my brothers and sisters were shook up, but nothing really happened with my family." I thank God. ?
Gene Stallings, who led Alabama to national title in 1992, was Thursday on a darker mission campus.
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