The 2017 NFL Draft rushes into your radio

SiriusXM will provide listeners nationwide with comprehensive coverage of the 2017 NFL Draft, with live coverage of every selection from every round, plus more.

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April 25, 2017

And the first pick in the 2017 NFL Draft is…SiriusXM NFL Radio!

Michigan defensive end Taco Charlton runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

SiriusXM is live in Philadelphia with comprehensive coverage of the draft, including every selection from every round, as well as four days of special programming.

From the first round on Thursday, April 27, through the final round on Saturday, April 29, SiriusXM NFL Radio (channel 88 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app) will broadcast live from the 2017 NFL Draft as it happens on the steps of the historic Philadelphia Museum of Art (coverage airs Thursday from 6:00 – midnight ET; Friday from 6:00 pm – midnight ET; Saturday from noon – 7:00 pm ET).

We’ll also have interviews with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, top draftees, general managers, and coaches.

SiriusXM NFL Radio’s on-site broadcast team at the NFL Draft Experience will feature:
Gil Brandt, former longtime player personnel executive for the Dallas Cowboys
Pat Kirwan, former NFL scout, coach and front-office executive
Jim Miller, former veteran NFL quarterback
Phil Savage, former college coach and NFL general manager

LSU safety Jamal Adams (33) reacts to a play during the first half of the NCAA college football game against Mississippi State in Starkville, MS on Sat., Sept 12, 2015, LSU won 21-19. (AP Photo/Jim Lytle)

Jason Horowitz, lead host for SiriusXM’s Draft coverage

“The NFL Draft is always one of the most anticipated events on the calendar for fans of every franchise, and this year the new Philadelphia venue brings an added level of excitement,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “Our listeners not only get live coverage of every pick, but also the many perspectives on the event from experts across several of our exclusive channels including SiriusXM NFL Radio, SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio and Business Radio powered by The Wharton School.”

From Wednesday, April 26, through Sunday, April 30, SiriusXM will supplement its NFL Draft coverage with several special programs originating live from Philadelphia and airing on the SiriusXM NFL Radio, SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio and SiriusXM Business Radio channels:

– Former St. Louis Rams All Pro wide receiver Torry Holt will make his debut as a SiriusXM analyst live from Philadelphia. Holt will be a part of SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio’s draft coverage at the NFL Draft Experience on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Draft Week. After the Draft, Holt will be heard hosting weekly on both the SiriusXM NFL Radio and SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio channels.

Temple defensive end Haason Reddick runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

– On Wednesday, Gil Brandt and Alex Marvez will host Late Hits live (7:00 – 10:00 pm ET on SiriusXM NFL Radio) from the NFL Draft Eve Party (Presented by Verizon) at the Fillmore Philadelphia.

– On Thursday and Friday, Bruce Murray and Phil Savage will host The SiriusXM Blitz live from the SiriusXM footprint at the NFL Draft Experience (11:00 am – 3:00 pm ET) and Jim Miller and Pat Kirwan will host Movin’ the Chains from the Tostitos Cantina at the NFL Draft Experience (3:00 – 6:00 pm ET). Both broadcasts will air live on SiriusXM NFL Radio and feature interviews with NFL legends, current players and prospects in attendance.

– SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio (XM channel 87 and Sirius channel 210) will broadcast

FILE – In this Dec. 2, 2016, file photo, Western Michigan wide receiver Corey Davis (84) pulls away from Ohio safety Kylan Nelson during the first half of the Mid-American Conference championship NCAA college football game in Detroit. All-America Davis is the FBC career leader in receiving yards. He also has 51 career TDs. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

live from NFL Draft Experience all three days of the Draft. The channel’s coverage will air Thursday (8:00 pm – midnight ET), Friday (7:00 – 11:00 pm ET) and Saturday (noon – 7:00 pm ET) featuring pick by pick analysis from a fantasy football perspective. Hosts Maurice Jones-Drew, Torry Holt, Lisa Ann, Matt Camp, Adam Caplan, Mike Clay, Mike Dempsey, Joe Dolan, John Hansen, Bob Harris, Paul Kelly, Pilar Lastra, Jeff Mans and Jeff Ratcliffe will all be part of the coverage.

 

– On Thursday, SiriusXM Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School (channel 111 on satellite radios and on the

SiriusXM app) will broadcast live from the NFL Draft Experience from 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET. Wharton School professors and SiriusXM hosts Cade Massey, who has consulted several NFL teams, as well as Scott Rosner and Ken Shropshire, hosts of The Wharton Sports Business Show, and Adi Wyner anchor the show and will examine how teams use analytics and data to decide their draft picks.

Derek Barnett competes during the NFL Pro Day on Friday, March 31, 2017, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

– On Sunday, SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio will host its first fantasy football draft of 2017 with the newly drafted rookies available for selection, airing live on the channel from 1:00 – 4:00 pm ET. SiriusXM’s Jones-Drew, Ann, Camp, Caplan, Clay, Dempsey, Dolan, Hansen, Harris, Kelly, Mans and Ratcliffe will participate live from Chickie’s and Pete’s in South Philadelphia.

Additionally, SiriusXM College Sports Nation (channel 84), SiriusXM’s 24/7 college sports channel, will air NFL Draft specials on Thursday and Friday of Draft week (7:00 pm – midnight ET). David Moulton will host alongside SiriusXM analysts Mark Dominik, Greg McElroy, Rick Neuheisel and Brady Quinn, who will react to the draft selections and take calls from listeners who want to discuss their team’s newest players.

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