The N.F.L. draft should feel like Christmas for Adam Schefter of ESPN, who has established himself as the pro football reporter whose immense social media following is a testament to his ability to break news. Schefter, one could assume, might be relishing the chance to reveal what is going on in the draft before a league official announces it.
But as the draft commenced Thursday night in Chicago with the first round — a television event that last year commanded an audience of more than 12 million on ESPN and NFL Network — Schefter’s Twitter feed would not be brimming with draft scoops that preceded the official announcement of selections by Commissioner Roger Goodell.