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Live Pick-By-Pick Coverage During Draft Weekend Presented By Sprint Features Top Analyst Mike Mayock & Host Rich Eisen. First-Time Draft Day Analysts Marshall Faulk, Steve Mariucci & Deion Sanders Join Crew In New York. New Features: Fan Confessionals At Radio City & E-Mails Answered On The Air.
NFL Network is the consensus number one pick for coverage of the 2007 NFL Draft offering more than 33 hours of programming in the next two weeks.
From the Raiders' top overall selection to "Mr. Irrelevant" with the final choice, NFL Network is on hand for every pick of the 2007 NFL Draft. This marks the first time NFL Network airs the NFL Draft in its entirety.
NFL Network's Draft talent includes year-round college football experts Mike Mayock and Charles Davis, who were on-hand at the 2007 Senior Bowl and NFL Scouting Combine. No one has covered these events from the inside like Mayock and Davis.
In addition, NFL Network features first-time Draft day analysts Marshall Faulk and Steve Mariucci on the Radio City Music Hall set with Mayock and host Rich Eisen. Deion Sanders provides live draftee interview segments. Faulk was the second overall pick by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1994 Draft. Sanders was selected fifth overall in 1989 by the Atlanta Falcons.
NFL Network's Los Angeles Draft set includes guest analyst and former NFL quarterback Jesse Palmer along with Jamie Dukes and host Fran Charles.
Following is a breakdown of NFL Network's Draft programming in the next two weeks:
-72nd NFL Draft from Radio City Music Hall - (17 hours)
-Path to the Draft: 10 episodes in April - (5 hours)
-NFL Total Access: Special 90-minute editions week of Draft - (7.5 hours)
-One-hour pre-Draft show - (1 hour)
-Two, one-hour post-Draft shows: Day 1 recap; Day 2 recap - (2 hours)
-NFL Network Draft Preview: NFL team's needs entering the Draft - (1 hour)
-Live coverage on NFL Mobile via Sprint: Fans with video-enabled phones can watch all the above coverage as it happens on their mobile device.
-Video-On-Demand: Exclusive Video-on-Demand (VOD) content featuring profiles of more than 100 top prospects and exclusive Scouting Combine recaps.
Following is a detailed breakdown of Draft-related programming:
Draft Day Coverage Presented By Sprint
Saturday, April 28: 11:00 AM ET - 11:00 PM ET (12 hours) (LIVE)
* 11:00 AM ET - One-hour live pre-Draft show
* 12 Noon - 10:00 PM ET - 2007 NFL Draft: Rounds 1-3
* 10:00 PM ET - One hour live Day 1 Draft recap show
Sunday, April 29: 11:00- 7:00 PM ET (8 hours) (LIVE)
* 11:00 AM ET - 6:00 PM ET - 2007 NFL Draft: Rounds 4-7
* 6:00 PM ET - One hour live Day 2 Draft recap show
NFL Network will have two set locations, plus access to all 32 NFL team headquarters.
Main Set Saturday (Floor, Radio City Music Hall)
-Rich Eisen (Host)
-Mike Mayock (Analyst)
-Steve Mariucci (Analyst)
-Marshall Faulk (Analyst)
-Charles Davis (Analyst)
-Deion Sanders (Draftee Interviewer)
-Adam Schefter (On-Site Reporter)
Studio Set (Los Angeles, CA)
-Fran Charles (Host)
-Jamie Dukes (Analyst)
-Jesse Palmer (Analyst; Former NFL and Florida Gators Quarterback)
-Alex Flanagan (NFL Network Now Update Reporter)
Reporters at Team Facilities
-Paul Burmeister (San Diego Chargers)
-Scott Hanson (Dallas Cowboys)
-Kara Henderson (Atlanta Falcons)
-Derrin Horton (Oakland Raiders)
-Solomon Wilcots (Cincinnati Bengals)
Sunday's main set features Eisen, Mayock, Davis and Schefter.
Fan Interaction
NFL Network gives fans a national voice to discuss their team's selections on Draft weekend.
At Radio City Music Hall, NFL Network has a confessional booth for fans in attendance to analyze the picks made by their favorite team. The most compelling "confessions" may be used during the telecast.
In addition, fans at home can e-mail NFL Network by logging on to http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/dukes. Analyst Jamie Dukes will answer select e-mails.
April Pre-Draft Coverage
Mayock, Davis and Burmeister provide viewers in-depth analysis on prospective Draft choices, plus breakdowns of each team's needs on Path to the Draft airing weeknights at 6:30 PM ET leading up to Draft weekend.
On Monday, April 16 at 9:00 PM ET, NFL Network features the last of three one-hour NFL Draft specials dubbed NFL Network Draft Preview. The show breaks down team-by-team needs with analysts Mayock, Davis and Faulk.
NFL Total Access begins expanded coverage on Monday, April 23 with the first of more than seven hours, which includes 90-minute extended editions from April 23-27.
Video-On-Demand
For the third consecutive year, NFL Network will produce exclusive Video-on-Demand (VOD) content featuring profiles of more than 100 top prospects and exclusive Scouting Combine recaps, so fans can scout their favorite teams' potential draftees or use the VOD profiles after the fact to learn more about the players their team drafted. This exclusive NFL Network on Demand VOD content will be available to NFL Network cable affiliates from April 13 through May 14.
NFL.COM
NFL.com has the most in-depth coverage of the 2007 NFL Draft on the internet. In addition to regular columnists Gil Brandt, Vic Carucci, Pat Kirwan and Adam Schefter, the site will stream NFL Network's live coverage of the entire first round and feature exclusive video clips from NFL Network.
Throughout Draft weekend, NFL.com's coverage will feature pick-by-pick analysis from Brandt and Kirwan, a Draft-tracker with up-to-the-minute results as well as live streamed audio from Sirius Satellite Radio.
NFL Network airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the first television network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football. For more information, log onto www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/home.