Five Big NFL Draft Questions

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🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Sheil, Steven, and Diante are back to answer five of Sheil’s first-round draft questions. They start by discussing how confident they are that Cam Ward will go first in the draft, and whether the Titans will be the team to take him (03:17). Next, they break down the options for Shedeur Sanders (16:33) and Travis Hunter (40:34), and where they might go in the first round. After, they each choose the player who teams are overthinking the most (51:23) , and finally, they share their pick for which teams could blow up the draft with a trade (66:25). Hosts: Sheil Kapadia, Steven Ruiz, and Diante Lee Producer: Olivia Crerie Social: Kiera Givens Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	When you hear the word Seattle Supersonics, what comes to mind? Maybe it's Sean Kemp, the Rain Man, or Gary Payton, the glove, or maybe an image of a tall and skinny 19-year-old rookie, Kevin Durant. For fans in Seattle, it's something else. It's tragedy. It's theft. An iconic team with an incredible fan base that packed its bags and shipped off for Oklahoma City.
0:24.7	From Spotify and the Ringer, I'm Jordan Ritter-Con.
0:27.6	And in my podcast, Sonic Boom, I talk to players, politicians, owners, and fans about how Seattle lost the Sonics.
0:35.9	You can listen to it on the Book of Basketball feed, on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. Welcome to the ringer NFL show.
1:01.0	Shield Capadia here with Stephen Ruiz and Deontay Lee.
1:04.7	I'm calling this, let's see, the NFL has all those weird say.
1:07.8	I'll call this turn the page Monday.
1:09.8	This is when I personally
1:11.2	turn the page on free agency and trades and all that and we start diving deep into the draft.
1:18.1	If you're thinking, Sheal, you're a little behind. I know I am. Listen, when you, when you
1:22.0	carve the niche for free agency, you're going to be behind on the draft. What do you want from me?
1:26.1	So that's why I will throw questions
1:28.0	at my friends, Deonté Lee and Stephen Ruiz. Stephen Ruiz rocking proudly, the Maryland,
1:35.7	Terrapins, Jersey. And we do it. Be specific. It's a Derek Queen Jersey. Oh, it's a Derek
1:41.6	Queen Jersey. All right, DeAte, we got a needle him. Do you have an official statement on whether it was a travel or not at the end of that game against Colorado State?
1:51.0	It definitely wasn't a travel.
1:52.4	All the people pointing this out, they're just haters.
1:54.5	I don't know.
1:54.9	I don't like people that are skeptics of highlights.
1:57.8	Just enjoy the highlight.
1:58.7	It was a great shot, a great play, a great game. No need to discuss it any further. Deontay, where are you at with the travel police?
2:05.9	Not only is it not a travel, the fact that there's even enough vague lettering to
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