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The first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday evening from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, produced its share of winners and losers.<\/p>\n

Judging by reactions from fans and others, the ESPN broadcast of the event fell squarely into the latter category.<\/p>\n

Throughout the night, viewers took to the social media platform X to complain about what one NFL analyst called an \u201cabsolutely embarrassing display\u201d from the NFL<\/a> and one of its major broadcast partners.<\/p>\n

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X users cited as troublesome the NFL\u2019s decision to shorten the time between picks from 10 minutes to eight minutes. On the face of it, of course, the decision made sense, for it prioritized viewers\u2019 experience. Selections happened more quickly and with less dead time in between them.<\/p>\n

ESPN<\/a>, however, littered viewers\u2019 screens with the usual amount of fluff interviews and especially commercials. As a result, the broadcast fell behind in reporting player selections, in some cases ridiculously so.<\/p>\n

\u201cESPN is so far behind on picks,\u201d former NFL offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz wrote on X. \u201cThey\u2019re going to have to figure this 8 min thing out because they can\u2019t be 10+ min behind real time. The whole tipping picks thing is irrelevant when you feel like you can\u2019t be on social media because the TV is that delayed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ESPN is so far behind on picks. They\u2019re going to have to figure this 8 min thing out because they can\u2019t be 10+ min behind real time. The whole tipping picks thing is irrelevant when you feel like you can\u2019t be on social media because the TV is that delayed.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mitchell Schwartz (@MitchSchwartz71) April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In other words, fans who followed the event on social media knew the selections long before the ESPN audience did.<\/p>\n

Likewise, NFL analyst Warren Sharp suggested that perhaps ESPN\u2019s producers \u201cslept thru the meeting where the NFL changed the time between picks to 8 minutes,\u201d calling it an \u201cabsolutely embarrassing display.\u201d<\/p>\n

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it\u2019s like the TV producers slept thru the meeting where the NFL changed the time between picks to 8 minutes<\/p>\n

these guys are WAY behind and the draft just started<\/p>\n

absolutely embarrassing display<\/p>\n

\u2014 Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Alain Poupart, who covers the Miami Dolphins, blamed the commercials.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a joke, really \u2026 they\u2019re like two picks behind because they have to fill the airtime and get in commercials,\u201d Poupart wrote.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a joke, really \u2026 they\u2019re like two picks behind because they have to fill the airtime and get in commercials. https:\/\/t.co\/2ko10QpNqt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alain Poupart (@PoupartNFL) April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, on Friday morning, Zach Dean of Outkick<\/a> joked that \u201cESPN is still trying to catch up on the picks.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the broadcast\u2019s molasses-like pace, someone forgot to keep ESPN host Mike Greenberg abreast of transactions.<\/p>\n

As often happens, the San Francisco 49ers traded the 27th overall pick<\/a> to the Dolphins. Miami then used the pick to select San Diego State cornerback Chris Johnson.<\/p>\n

Despite the updated ESPN chyron and the Dolphins\u2019 logo prominently displayed above NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell\u2019s podium on stage, Greenberg still announced the pick as if the 49ers had selected Johnson.<\/p>\n

Then, after Goodell announced that Miami had selected Johnson, Greenberg still behaved as if the trade had never happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the 27th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins select Chris Johnson, defensive back, San Diego State,\u201d Goodell said in a clip posted to X.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll right, so the California kid stays in California,\u201d the oblivious Greenberg remarked moments later.<\/p>\n

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Mike Greenberg seems to have zero idea that the Dolphins traded up to No. 27 to take Chris Johnson\u2026\"\ud83d\ude2c\" pic.twitter.com\/i5pNPlO4V6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Greenberg\u2019s confusion notwithstanding, the Dolphins had a productive night by landing Johnson and Alabama OT Kadyn Proctor 15 picks earlier.<\/p>\n

Likewise, the New York Giants snagged a pair of top-10 picks in Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese at #5 and University of Miami offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa at #10. And the New York Jets maneuvered their way into three first-round selections: Texas Tech defensive end David Bailey at #2, Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq at #16, and Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. at #30.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the Los Angeles Rams raised eyebrows by selecting Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson at #13. Los Angeles already has an established quarterback in reigning NFL MVP<\/a> Matthew Stafford. And the team came within one touchdown drive<\/a> of reaching the Super Bowl. Most fans, therefore, expected the #13 pick to be a player more likely than Simpson to help the 2026 Rams.<\/p>\n

Of course, fans on social media knew all of this long before ESPN viewers did.<\/p>\n

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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