Buffalo radio producer and host Ryan Gates lives up to his promise to quit if the Bills drafted Josh Allen
"I'll quit if they draft Allen with Rosen or Mayfield on the board." Well, they did, so he did.
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While 2018 may be “the most-watched NFL Draft ever,” its expansion to broadcast networks was a huge part of that
Expanding the draft to Fox (for the first two days) and ABC (for the third) played a huge role in this ratings growth, and may indicate that draft ratings do have a ceiling.
Why the NFL Draft as Twitter event beats the NFL Draft as television event
The NFL Draft used to be a great television event. Now the broadcast feels outdated.
ESPN slipped a Bud Knight ad into their draft coverage in a different, annoying way
It's likely a sign of things to come.
NFLN’s Rich Eisen defends company line against tipping picks, says tipped picks (happening since 2013) mean “draft night’s done”
"If that is the way this information is gonna be disseminated, than draft night’s done. It’s finished. As a show." Yes, Jason La Canfora tipping picks since 2013 has clearly ruined the NFL draft, as shown by the massive ratings it's drawn since then.
NFL draft prospect John Franklin III says Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’ “changed my life tremendously”
"I like it a lot, because it gave me a platform to be able to reach out and help others through my story and through my journey. I get a lot of positive response back from a lot of people around the world — Germany, France, Paris, a lot of places that use my story and it keeps them going."
Expect to see lots and lots of Mel Kiper and Todd McShay on ESPN this month
Embrace Draft Debate.
ESPN is sending College GameDay to the NFL Draft for pre-draft show and alternate Round 1 coverage
There will be a GameDay special on ESPN ahead of the draft, alternate college-focused coverage on ESPN2 during Round 1, and another special ahead of Rounds 2-3.
NFL Network’s Deion Sanders tweets that young QBs should “pull a ELI MANNING” if drafted by the Browns
"If im a young QB ain't no way im going to Cleveland. I would pull a ELI MANNING If possible."
Michael Lombardi’s comments about Josh Rosen and humanitarianism led to a media shitstorm
Dave Zirin tweeted Lombardi's comments incorrectly, J.J. Watt got mad, then Zirin corrected, Bill Simmons got mad, and even Albert Breer jumped in.
Russell Wilson to host NFL Draft mentoring show on ESPN, modeled after Jon Gruden’s QB Camp
On 'QB2QB,' Wilson will host conversations with NFL Draft hopefully, just as Gruden did each spring for eight years.
Kirk Herbstreit will replace Jon Gruden on ESPN’s NFL Draft coverage
Herbstreit definitely knows college players, so this looks like a strong decision.
