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Transcript for What to watch as the NFL draft kicks off
Now to that big day in Nashville. The NFL draft football fans will be watching every moment on the edge of their seats to see if and when their favorites get robin is hosting the first round of the draft tonight back again, hey, robin. Hi there, we are celebrating also the 100th year of the NFL here in Nashville and this is a city that knows how to throw a I’m just going to say that. Tonight, 32 athletes will start the next chapter in their lives to become professional football players. A total dream come true. Tonight, elite athletes will be on the edge of their seats as millions of fans anxiously watch every minute of the NFL draft. This year all eyes are on Kyler Murray. Kyler. Reporter: The projected number one pick. Kyler Murray of Oklahoma university. Reporter: The Oklahoma quarterback, the Heisman trophy winner is such an amazing athlete that he already has a major league baseball deal. The draft always puts quarterbacks in the spotlight. Remember when Peyton manning was a number one pick in 1998 going on to win two super bowls but you don’t have to be picked first to be dubbed the greatest of all time. This guy turned out to be the 199th pick but Tom Brady has managed to pick up more than a few rings over the years. But quarterbacks won’t be the only stars in this year’s draft with a lineup heavy on defense. Keep your eyes on Nick boast have at 6’4″, 267 pounds, you can’t miss him for this Ohio state delegate lineman, football is the family business. His brother is currently in the NFL and his father and uncle played too. Quinton Williams, roll tide, winning the trophy this season for being the best at his position. And usually does this after he has a sack and has had more than a few. Will he have them in the NFL? We’ll find that out. More on the NFL draft from here in Nashville throughout the morning and in our next hour, we’re going to include the story of a young man who says all of his success on and off the field is thanks to his mother and he can’t wait to share his inspiring story and I know you would think, yes, off the field she inspired him and helped him. Also helped him on the field as well. We’ll explain. We’ll explain. Looking forward to that one. Thank you. A lot of other stories we’re
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