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WCG’s lead draft analyst spoke exclusively with ESPN’s senior NFL insider.
As he prepares for the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft, ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter is also prioritizing something else very important to him: Type 1 diabetes awareness.
Leading up to T1D Day on April 15, Schefter is partnering with Sanofi to promote the organization’s Screen For Type 1 initiative.
“Well, it’s a great partnership, and I’m really happy that Sanofi has engaged me for this,” Schefter explained to Windy City Gridiron. “Because I believe it’s an important message to raise awareness around the importance of screening for Type 1 diabetes.
“My wife, Sharri, is Type 1. I know what it’s like for her to go through that every single day, and so I am all for people having more time to prepare to make a difference, going for screening, meeting with their doctors, talking to their doctors about Type 1 diabetes and what can come out of screening, which is why we want them, if it’s possible, to visit screenfortype1.com to learn more.”
In discussing his passion for the cause, Schefter emphasized the importance of self-monitoring potential symptoms and getting screened by medical professionals.
“I think that the most important thing that [people] could do is meeting with their doctor about Type 1 and asking them about screening,” he elaborated. “I defer to the doctors, and that’s the best path of action. Let the doctors handle it, talk to your doctor about Type 1, and ask them about the screening.”
With both T1D Day and the NFL Draft right around the corner, now is a busy time of year for Schefter. In the relationships he has formed around the league, he understands that the 2025 NFL Draft should be vastly different from how the 2024 edition went.
“Last year’s [draft] had a lot of excitement around those quarterbacks [drafted in the first round],” he said. “If we look at the draft this year, we haven’t seen a team trade out of its first-round pick yet...you don’t normally see that into April, where every team is in possession of their own first-round pick. There’s your first change right there. No teams are all geared up to get out there to try to trade up for a quarterback. I think the Browns and Giants would like to trade up for Cam Ward, but I don’t think the Titans will do that.”
Ward, the star quarterback for Miami (FL), is widely considered to be the No. 1 pick in the draft, which the Titans are in possession of. Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders also figures to be a first-round pick, and the possibility of Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart or Alabama’s Jalen Milroe sneaking into Round 1 is one that looms over the class.
“Most people think three {quarterbacks go in Round 1], but I won’t be surprised if it’s two.” Schefter said. “I’m not going to make a prediction. I’ll just say most people think three, I won’t be surprised if it’s two....
