ESPN owes some apologies after the 2025 NFL draft

The theme of the 2025 NFL draft for ESPN was all about quarterback Shedeur Sanders. And in retrospect, it was grossly disrespectful to every quarterback drafted ahead of Sanders. NFL draft pundit Mel Kiper Jr., in particular, did all he could to steal the moments of guys like Jaxson Dart, Tyler Shough, Dillon Gabriel and Jalen Milroe.

Kiper and ESPN should apologize to these young men for taking their moment when their name was called in the draft and using it as an opportunity to climb up on their pulpit and rant and rave about this perceived disrespect for Sanders.

This would be a different argument if this draft class were stellar and we were splitting hairs between top prospects. But…