ESPN to Present 2017 NFL Draft Live from Philadelphia
By: Caryn Robbins Apr. 21, 2017
ESPN will present the 2017 NFL DRAFT - the company's 38th consecutive draft telecast - live from the NFL DRAFT Theatre at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia. Round 1 begins Thursday, April 27, at 8 p.m. ET; the first hour will air with limited commercial interruption for the sixth straight year.
ESPN NFL LIVE host Trey Wingo will host all seven rounds for the first time. He will be joined by Mel Kiper Jr., Jon Gruden and Louis Riddick in Round 1 and Kiper, Riddick and Todd McShay for Rounds 2-7. Chris Mortensen, Adam Schefter and Suzy Kolber will also be part of ESPN's coverage from Philadelphia, while Josina Anderson (Browns) Jeff Darlington (49ers) Britt McHenry (Cardinals), Sal Paolantonio (Jets) and Ed Werder (Saints) will add to the telecast from team sites. Release with more details.
ESPN Shows at the NFL DRAFT in Philadelphia:
| Date | Time (ET) | Show | Network(s) |
| Thu, Apr 27 | 6-10 a.m. | Mike & Mike (Chickie's & Pete's) | ESPN Radio, ESPN2 |
| 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | First Take (Chickie's & Pete's) | ESPN | |
| 1-1:30 p.m. | Outside the Lines (Chickie's & Pete's) | ESPN | |
| 1:30-2:30 p.m. | NFL Insiders | ESPN | |
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. | NFL Live Presented by NAPA Auto Parts | ESPN | |
| 7-8 p.m. | SportsCenter Special: Draft Countdown Presented by Zip Recruiter | ESPN | |
| 8-11:30 p.m. | NFL Draft Presented by Courtyard (Round 1) | ESPN,
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| Fri, Apr 28 | 6-10 a.m. | Mike & Mike (Chickie's & Pete's) | ESPN Radio, ESPN2 |
| 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | First Take (Chickie's & Pete's) | ESPN | |
| 1-1:30 p.m. | Outside the Lines (Chickie's & Pete's) | ESPN | |
| 1:30-2:30 p.m. | NFL Insiders | ESPN | |
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. | NFL Live Presented by NAPA Auto Parts | ESPN | |
| 7-11:30 p.m. | NFL Draft Presented by Courtyard (Rounds 2-3) | ESPN/ESPN2,
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| Sat, Apr 29 | 12-8 p.m. | NFL Draft Presented by Courtyard (Rounds 4-7) | ESPN |
* All ESPN networks are available to stream live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app. Schedule subject to change.
MORE COVERAGE OF THE 2017 NFL DRAFT ON ESPN:
NFL Draft coverage on ESPN will be streamed live via WatchESPN and the ESPN app on computers, smartphones, tablets and streaming devices to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider. Replays of all Gruden's QB Camp programs are also available on VOD, as well as the Pro Days from Clemson, North Carolina, Duke, Stanford and Florida State.
ESPN Radio ESPN Radio will broadcast Rounds 1-3 of the 2017 NFL DRAFT from the nearby Eakins Oval with host Dari Nowkhah, Pro Football Hall of Famer and NFL Front Office Insider Bill Polian, NFL Insider John Clayton and former NFL star and current ESPN New York 98.7FM host Chris Canty. The broadcast begins Thursday, April 27, at 7 p.m. and Friday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m. Freddie Coleman and Ian Fitzsimmons will host post-draft coverage Thursday and Friday at 11:30 p.m. ET.
ESPN International ESPN International will offer television coverage of the NFL DRAFT to more than 47 million households in 66 countries and territories throughout Spanish-speaking Latin America, Brazil, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, Canada (on TSN) and AFRICA (ESPN on Kwese). In Mexico and Central America, ESPN will air all three days of THE DRAFT live, the first two days being a full Spanish-language production. Throughout South America, including Brazil, ESPN will air the first day of THE DRAFT live in Spanish and Portuguese. The Caribbean and Pac Rim will air all three days on a live basis. ESPN will simulcast its television coverage via its broadband players, WatchESPN in Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands and ESPN Play in the Caribbean and Spanish-speaking Latin America.
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