The Insiders Podcast: Christian McCaffrey Joins The Show + The High Risk, High Reward Prospects in The Draft

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Christian McCaffrey and discussions on NFL draft strategies and high risk prospects.

NFL Network Insiders Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport and Judy Battista report the biggest news stories of the day, beginning with evaluating GMs' comments around the NFL regarding their draft strategy, including the Raiders, Giants, and Eagles. 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey joins the show. Brian Baldinger and Lance Zierlein discuss the high risk, high reward prospects in the upcoming draft. Cam Wolfe reports on the Jets and Panthers approach to the draft, and Adam Rank reveals his Mock Draft 1.0 with a twist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Pelissero, Ian Rapoport, Judy Battista

Guest: Christian McCaffrey

Topics covered

• NFL Draft Strategy
• High Risk Prospects
• Christian McCaffrey Interview
• Team Approaches to Draft
• Mock Draft Analysis

Keywords

• NFL
• Draft
• Christian McCaffrey
• Prospects
• Mock Draft
• Team Strategy
• Football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NFL Network, Raiders, Giants, Eagles, Jets, Panthers

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