Groups are sometimes coined winners and losers after the 2025 NFL Draft, however what in regards to the media personalities who lined the occasion?
Properly, there appears to have been a clear-cut winner and loser from Thursday night time’s draft protection.
Many have raved about Peter Schrager, the previous NFL Community star who was simply employed by ESPN within the final month, for his evaluation and protection on Pat McAfee’s 2025 Draft Spectacular.
In the meantime, on ESPN’s principal stage, Mel Kiper Jr. ticked off nearly each viewer apart from Shedeur Sanders and his family and friends.
All through your complete night time, Kiper ceaselessly went on about his love for Sanders as a prospect.
“[Sanders is] my number one quarterback,” Kiper mentioned earlier than the draft.
Simply earlier than the Titans chosen quarterback Cam Ward with the primary choose, Kiper added, “Everything you want an NFL quarterback to be, [Sanders] has.”
He then went on to relentlessly examine Sanders to quite a few legendary quarterbacks who had different quarterbacks, who turned out far much less legendary, drafted forward of them.
Sanders is about to be the subsequent Tom Brady, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Lamar Jackson, Johnny Unitas, Kurt Warner, Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre or Matt Ryan — if Kiper’s prediction holds true that the Colorado star is the subsequent iconic quarterback who received wrongfully handed over.
The fruits of Kiper’s campaigning for Sanders got here when tasked with analyzing quarterback Jaxson Dart after he was chosen by the Giants with the twenty fifth general choose as an alternative of Sanders.
Kiper’s first notice on Dart heading to New York: “Well, I’m surprised he went ahead of Shedeur.”
He then added, “I like Jaxson Dart, I love Shedeur,” earlier than persevering with his parade of nice quarterbacks who had been handed in favor of others who turned out worse — insinuating this might wind up being the case with Dart and Sanders.
Social media clowned Kiper for his nonstop Sanders reward, with one consumer even saying that Kiper needed to have been paid by Deion Sanders to talk so extremely, and a lot, about Shedeur Sanders all night time lengthy.
Schrager’s suggestions has been simply the alternative.
“Peter Schrager has been very good on McAfee,” The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand posted to X. “Probably should be on ESPN ‘s main show next year.”
Schrager burst onto the scene and impressed viewers by having an attention-grabbing story, tidbit or quote about basically each prospect.
“Peter Schrager was meant for this. Absolutely electric already,” one other consumer posted. “You couldn’t ask for a better NFL draft media talent. Premium entertainment guaranteed all night long.”
Many suspect that Schrager might discover his approach onto ESPN’s principal stage come this time subsequent yr. Within the meantime, the Kiper Present continues.
