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Your 2023 NFL Draft broadcast primer
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ESPN, NFL Network have dialed back cringeworthy NFL Draft coverage
"Tragedy porn" is no longer an NFL Draft staple.
Mel Kiper Jr. ‘pushed hard’ for Matt Miller to join ESPN’s NFL Draft coverage
"When a guy like Mel calls you with an idea like that and wants to share the ball, it’s kind of a rare trait in our business.”
How would you build your perfect sports network?
With the NFL Draft upon us this week, we have asked our staff to build their own ideal sports network based on a budget.
NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah previews the 2023 NFL Draft and shares how many bathroom breaks he’ll be able to take
NFL spares TCU’s Quentin Johnston from potentially embarrassing draft night
"I'm just waiting for somebody to pick me, and whoever picks me, I will be really happy with [them]."
ESPN announces ‘On the Clock’ series featuring top NFL Draft QBs and the Manning family
This isn't QB Camp, but it's the closest they've come in years.
Mike Valenti on ESPN’s Mike Tannenbaum’s latest mock draft: Maybe that’s why he not a GM anymore
"What is this guy on crack?"
Adam Schefter confuses NFL world with No. 1 pick report
"I think going into the process... I think Bryce Young is to the Panthers, what Mac Jones was to the 49ers when they traded up."
Colin Cowherd says media owes ESPN’s Todd McShay an apology for Jalen Carter report
"Do you come back and acknowledge, that controversial opinion was right? No, the media doesn’t. The media does a lousy job of that."
Why aren’t NFL Draft analysts like Todd McShay held to a higher standard of accountability?
Experts like ESPN's Todd McShay should provide detailed facts not vague negative comments.
Todd McShay veers out of bounds with Jaxon Smith-Njigba criticism
The ESPN analyst's comments on the Ohio State receiver were unfair and unnecessary.
After “poor, hungry, and desperate” comments drew national backlash, Bears’ scout Chris Prescott was let go in team’s front-office changes
Both ESPN's Mina Kimes and USA Today's Mike Freeman pointed out that Prescott's comments were problematic in their own right, but also reflective of larger thinking within many NFL front offices.
Adam Schefter relays anonymous exec’s “craziest draft in 30 years” line, a line we hear most years
Seemingly every year, we get "This will be/is the craziest draft!"
Ahead of NFL Draft, ESPN has compiled more than 500 player highlight packages, with an unusual approach for some hard-to-find clips
This was interesting for both the revelation of how many packages they've cut and for the details on how they got some harder-to-find highlights.
LA Rams release amazing NFL Draft-themed faux heist movie trailer
“We’re going to steal the draft.”
ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio: NFL Draft ‘is un-American’
The ex-labor lawyer argues players entering the workforce should be able to choose their place of employment.
Jordan Reid joins ESPN, will contribute to NFL Draft coverage
Reid's addition bolsters ESPN's Draft coverage even further.
2021 NFL Draft averaged 6.1 million viewers across three days, the third-highest number for that event
The 2021 NFL Draft's solid first-night ratings continued, producing an overall average audience close to 2019's numbers.
2021 NFL Draft first round averages 12.52 million viewers across ESPN/ABC/NFL Network, the second-highest number ever
The 2021 NFL Draft's first round dropped from 15.26 million average English-language viewers to 12.52 million, but that was still easily its second-best number ever.
Kyle Shanahan cites fleeting, random nature of existence to duck question on Jimmy Garoppolo
Jimmy Garoppolo probably has even more urgent questions now!
The loss of Gruden’s QB Camp is bigger than not having Jon Gruden on Monday Night Football
Is Trey Lance better than Zach Wilson or Justin Fields? You have no idea
NFL Network’s Colleen Wolfe joins Blue Wire for “On The Clock” series interviewing draft prospects
"We hear so much about the prospects' physical attributes, but not enough about their personality and character. I find myself really investing in the players I get to know, and I don't think I'm alone."
ESPN and ABC announce draft coverage teams, with ABC again featuring College GameDay crew
The first two nights of coverage will again have separate broadcasts.