ESPN roasted for ignoring Cam Ward during NFL draft amid Shedeur Sanders drama

There person been first wide picks earlier who haven’t been talked astir arsenic overmuch arsenic deserved.

Cam Ward, though, must beryllium nan first who’s ever been overlooked by a broadcaster successful favour of personification that didn’t moreover spell successful nan first information for conscionable astir nan full broadcast.

The recently minted backmost of nan Titans was, correctly, seen arsenic a fastener to spell No. 1 connected Thursday night, but nan Worldwide Leader didn’t walk overmuch clip astatine each discussing nan Miami product.

Instead, speech for overmuch of nan evening centered connected a different quarterback: Shadeur Sanders.

Despite Sanders falling retired of nan first information entirely, nan speech successful nan leadup to Roger Goodell announcing nan first prime centered connected nan Colorado quarterback, pinch ESPN showing a item package for Sanders and Mel Kiper Jr. going complete his attributes.

Then, Booger McFarland told viewers he would return Sanders complete Ward.

You would person thought it was Sanders, not Ward, who was about to beryllium picked. 

It was Ward, however, who was nan statement No. 1 for weeks starring up to nan draft.

“Cam Ward has been ignored for weeks, and now that he’s astir to beryllium drafted, Mel Kiper is talking astir Shedeur Sanders???” the Pro Football Talk X relationship posted.

There was plentifulness of clip later successful nan nighttime to screen Sanders, whose descent retired of nan first information did go a immense story, pinch nan Giants — who had heavy scouted Sanders — trading backmost into nan first information only to return Ole Miss backmost Jaxson Dart.

You tin stake that Friday’s sum will halfway connected Sanders arsenic well, with everyone wondering erstwhile he’ll yet travel disconnected nan committee successful nan 2nd round.

Unlike Thursday night, that will beryllium an due clip to talk Sanders.

In nan minutes starring up to nan No. 1 pick, though, nan allure of talking astir Sanders — who drew much eyeballs and speech starring up to nan draught than Ward — proved excessively overmuch for nan Worldwide Leader. 

For an entity that’s been endlessly criticized complete nan “First Take”-ification of its coverage, this looked for illustration yet different illustration of prioritizing a statement complete nan news successful beforehand of everybody’s eyes.

We’ll forgive Titans fans if they switched complete to NFL Network.