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First Draft

Free Agency Frenzy

First Draft

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.21.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Mel Kiper, Todd McShay and Field Yates discuss the ripple effects of Drew Brees retiring, how free agency signings have impacted draft plans for teams and what the free agent receivers mean for this year’s draft at WR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome back to the edition of the first draft podcast coming out a couple of days late.

0:14.6

And we apologize to the masses who've been waiting for the normal Tuesday show.

0:18.1

But with free agency, we decided to take a couple of extra days to let some news run

0:22.0

its own course.

0:23.0

Of course, Phil, the H joined by Mel Kuiper Jr. and Todd McShayne, Mel, how are we doing

0:27.3

this week?

0:28.3

We're all good.

0:29.3

Got a mock coming out Tuesday, which would be a lot of calls maybe between now and then.

0:32.9

And a lot of players.

0:33.9

And I thought that's what we do this time of year.

0:35.8

I got about seven eight guys that I just evaluated yesterday that I thought I was a little

0:40.9

bit lukewarm on that I guess if you look at them in a couple more games, you'll like

0:45.5

versatility.

0:46.5

You'll like some of the things you see.

0:47.5

So it's amazing how you can think you're going to maybe not have a guy as one of the top

0:51.0

10 players at that position.

0:52.0

But all of a sudden, now you see enough to maybe move a couple of guys in.

0:55.6

So I think this draft is pretty dog one good.

0:58.3

I think that's where it's starting up to be a very good draft.

1:02.4

It's amazing to how a couple of more games can change your perspective on a player.

1:07.8

I'm at seven players a day.

1:09.8

That's been my schedule.

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