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First Draft

NFL Draft Day Drama

First Draft

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.21.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The NFL Draft is finally here! Tonight, all of the big questions will be answered. Questions like, how is this online format going to work? Even if there are no hackers, how will teams make decisions remotely, with no war room? What will the draft board possibly look like at the end of round one? ESPN's Field Yates breaks down draft strategies and potential complications. Plus, he previews some big names he expects to be picked in the first round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

But yeah, everyone is dealing with different issues. I was talking to one head coach and he didn't really

0:06.7

seem like in the mood to talk draft at all and I could tell he was distracted and he

0:10.6

think I'm sorry, like my internet just keeps going down and then he just kind of

0:15.2

moved the phone and screamed on the top of his lungs.

0:18.0

Everybody get off the internet in like the most dad voice you could hear.

0:23.0

So I was like, hey, I'll just play it later, bye,

0:25.6

and I just got off the phone.

0:27.1

That was ESPN NFL reporter Diana Roussidi, describing some of the technical difficulties that teams have experienced ahead of tonight's virtual draft.

0:41.0

Like many of us, GMs are working from home, and the League is praying nothing goes wrong.

0:49.0

Will Chaos set in?

0:51.2

And when the draft bells chime, which picks will take us by surprise?

0:55.0

I'm Eneakimes.

0:57.0

It's Thursday, April 23rd.

1:00.0

This is ESPN Daily. Field before we get into the draft the most important question how's the new puppy

1:15.8

Meena I have not slept very much recently I heard a lot of things about being a

1:21.2

first-time parent whether it's of a canine or a human, and I don't think I was properly prepared, but that's okay because the dog is ridiculously cute. He brings us a ton of happiness and he's decreased his number of accidents

1:37.0

Exponentially since the day that we first picked him up.

1:40.4

Field Yates is an NFL insider for ESPN and the proud parent of a new golden retriever.

1:46.0

Well let's hope that NFL GMs are more prepared for tonight's draft than you were for your new puppy. Field, you and I have been covering the draft for a while now

1:56.3

but this is a draft unlike any other. Let's start with the really obvious

2:01.4

question. Functionally, how is this going to work?

2:05.0

Well, Mina, football guys aren't often the most tech savvy of individuals, but

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