ESPN has finally confirmed broadcast details for the NFL Draft next week.
And the coverage features a number of different presentations across their channels.
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The network is home to the three-day event in Green Bay, Wisconsin from April 24-26.
Thursday night’s first round will be broadcast on both ESPN and ABC.
But, unlike with Monday Night Football games, the broadcasts will feature different elements instead of being a simulcast.
ESPN’s coverage begins at 8 pm ET on Thursday night.
It will focus more on the sports side of the draft and the players’ on-field performances.
ABC, meanwhile, will focus on telling the back story of prospects and their personal backgrounds.
The Pat McAfee Show Draft Spectacular will also provide a different perspective on the event.
And that will be shown on ESPN+ as well as YouTube and TikTok.
Friday’s coverage will begin at 7 pm ET and show rounds two and three.
It will follow the same format across ESPN and ABC.
The NFL Draft concludes with rounds four through seven on Saturday.
And the coverage on ESPN will be simulcast on the main ABC channel.
NFL Network will also carry coverage of the draft through the entire week.
ESPN and NFL Network talent will cross over channels this week to promote draft coverage.
The final piece of ESPN’s draft jigsaw was confirming broadcast details for The Pat McAfee Show.
McAfee has made a U-turn on the NFL Draft after apparently ironing out issues with the league.
McAfee, 37, ripped the NFL’s “middle management” and accused them of a “lack of respect.”
He claimed they made things hard for his show when it broadcast from the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana in February.
But it seems that problems have been resolved and he will take his show to the NFL Draft next week.
“Full chaos next Thursday night at the NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which we will be at,” McAfee announced.
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