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ESPN’s Todd McShay on missing the NFL Draft due to COVID-19: “I felt like I was letting everyone down”
McShay shared his experience on The Adam Schefter Podcast.
Not surprisingly, the NFL Draft and The Last Dance dominate sports viewing without live events
Repeats of past events aren't among the most-viewed sports telecasts.
Ian Rapoport stands behind reporting on Trent Williams trade after agent’s “false” claims
"His statement is actually false. What I reported is true."
A random OneRepublic performance during ESPN’s late-round NFL Draft coverage confused a lot of viewers
Even Trey Wingo seemed confused.
ESPN says their much-criticized NFL Draft trauma coverage “introduces the human side of the players” (updated)
ESPN took a lot of criticism for their focus on players' family trauma, but they say that's part of "telling their stories."
ESPN’s notable “first in draft history!” was…the first selection of a player named Lemieux
"Gentlemen, we have a first in draft history! Shane Lemieux is off the board to the Giants. He's the first Lemieux ever drafted in the common draft era, going back to 1967."
Trey Wingo called Kirk Cousins “in the Hall of Fame of cashing in” during read of graphic of notable fourth-round picks
"Hall of Famer John Stallworth, Hall of Famer Steve Largent, Hall of Famer Andre Reed, Hall of Famer Charles Haley, Kirk Cousins, who's in the Hall of Fame of cashing in, and Dak Prescott, who is finally about to cash in."
Adam Schefter cited coronavirus for Eagles drafting Jalen Hurts: “COVID-19, what if your quarterback gets the virus?”
"I’ve had teams tell me it’s more important than ever to have a backup quarterback in this pandemic. We’re going to be playing next year, coronavirus is out there, COVID-19, what if your quarterback gets the virus?"
Many NFL fans were annoyed with the ESPN/NFL Network broadcast’s insistence on describing players’ family tragedies
The ESPN/NFL Network 2020 NFL Draft coverage Thursday and Friday included a whole lot of focus on players' tragic family histories.
ESPN wildly misplaced Abbotsford, B.C. on a graphic about Chase Claypool
No, Abbotsford is not near the Alberta border.
ESPN’s 2020 NFL Draft telecast: The (very few) gaffes, bizarre scenes, and a mea culpa
OK, what was happening at Mike Vrabel's house?
For The Win tweets “analysis” of pick #30 of the NFL draft with “Lorem ipsum” placeholder text
No, "Lorem ipsum" is not actually NFL draft analysis.
How Shams Charania scooped Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa pick, disrupting the NFL Draft
Shams Charania normally works as a NBA insider for Stadium and The Athletic, but he got some NFL draft information Thursday.
New “Deadspin” completely botched the #26 pick, saying Miami took D’Andre Swift when Green Bay took Jordan Love
No, "Deadspin," Miami didn't even keep the #26 pick.
Roger Goodell made two mistakes in 30 seconds when trying to announce that Las Vegas will host the 2022 NFL Draft
"As you may know, we were expecting to host the draft in Dallas, excuse me, in Vegas, this year."
ESPN has technical issues during a question on NFL draft technical issues
"There you have it."
Bleacher Report announces details for their 2020 NFL draft show, including streaming in their app for the first time
Adam Lefkoe, Matt Miller and Connor Rogers will host Bleacher Report's NFL draft show this year, which will be live on the B/R app and on YouTube.
ESPN’s NFL Draft ad on Tua Tagovailoa and his family feels odd given their previous coverage
An ESPN NFL Draft ad focusing on Tua Tagovailoa's family seems a little strange in light of the 2018 firestorm ESPN kicked off with a feature that included coverage of Tagovailoa's father beating him with a belt.
Adam Schefter rips NFL for proceeding with business as usual amid “carnage in the streets”
"They are determined to put this on while there is carnage in the streets!"
Joe Burrow mocks hand size narrative after combine measurements
Burrow might be the #1 overall Twitter prospect, too.
2020 NFL Draft will again be shown on ESPN, ABC, and NFL Network
It's another signal that ESPN/ABC/Disney are very interested in the next round of NFL rights.
