It’s one of the time-honored traditions at the NFL Draft. A team announces the player it has chosen with its first-round pick. Beaming with pride (and relief), the prospect makes his way to the stage and slips on his new team’s ball cap. He strides to the lectern, greets commissioner Roger Goodell with a bear hug and, together, the two men hold up the draft pick’s crisp, new No. 1 jersey for the cameras and everyone watching in person or on television. But Thursday night, when the 2024 NFL Draft’s first round begins in Detroit, Goodell will give out fewer...