The Schrager Hour: 2026 Draft Week's Latest Gossip And Rumors

About this episode

Peter Schrager discusses the latest gossip and rumors ahead of the NFL Draft and welcomes guests to preview the New York teams' draft strategies.

A few days out from the start of the NFL Draft, Peter breaks down the latest gossip, news, and notes he has collected. He goes through the top 10 and all the different twists and turns. Peter, then, welcomes in ESPN's VP of NFL Production, Seth Markman, to discuss 27 years working on the TV production of the NFL Draft. They go down memory lane and discuss Mel Kiper "mellowing out" in recent years. Finally, it's Peter's resident Giants and Jets fans, Ditro and Danny from Lot E, joining to go through the two New York team's pivotal draft on Thursday. 0:00 Welcome To The Schrager Hour 0:30 Draft Week Is The Best Week: Latest Gossip and Rumors 21:05 ESPN VP Of Production Seth Markman Joins 53:10 Schrager's Friends Ditro and Danny Join The Show for a Giants and Jets Draft Preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Peter

Guests: Seth Markman, Ditro, Danny

Topics covered

• NFL Draft
• gossip
• rumors
• production
• New York teams
• Giants
• Jets

Keywords

• NFL Draft
• gossip
• Seth Markman
• Giants
• Jets
• Mel Kiper
• production

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN

Books & works: Mel Kiper

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