Live Coverage of the 2013 NFL DRAFT Airs Thursday on TSN2

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TORONTO (April 23, 2013) – TSN2 joins the next batch of NFL superstars for the NFL DRAFT. Coverage of Round 1 begins Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. ET live and in prime time from Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Chris Berman hosts coverage of the opening round of the NFL DRAFT alongside analysts Jon Gruden and Mel Kiper Jr., NFL Insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter, and reporter Suzy Kolber, who will interview draft prospects at Radio City.

This year’s NFL DRAFT has the Kansas City Chiefs selecting first overall, with the second and third picks going to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders, respectively. On one of the most unpredictable days in the league, fans will have to tune in live to the NFL DRAFT to find out first where draft eligible players are headed, as picks are announced by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

When the NFL DRAFT is over, TSN2 recaps the action from all seven rounds during NFL DRAFT GRADES, airing Sunday, April 28 at 1 p.m. ET. Featuring some of the NFL’s leading experts and Insiders, NFL DRAFT GRADES breaks down each round and the players that were selected by each team at the NFL DRAFT. Fans can catch additional coverage of the NFL DRAFT all week long with broadcasts of NFL LIVE at 4 p.m. ET on TSN.

TSN Digital complements TSN2’s live coverage of the NFL DRAFT with online coverage including a mock draft, a live blog throughout Round 1, and a real-time draft pick tracker – all on TSN.ca.

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