ESPN's McShay Sidelined with COVID-19

By John Eggerton
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ESPN NFL draft analyst was out of play for the virtual draft Thursday (April 23) due to COVID-19. 

He tweeted Thursday before the draft that he was sorry to say he would be a no show because he was recovering from coronavirus. 

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McShay joined ESPN in 2006 as a college football and NFL draft analyst, contributing to SportsCenter, NFL Live, College Football Live, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, and ESPN The Magazine. 

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He had been part of the ESPN draft coverage since 2006.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.