{"id":9456,"date":"2025-04-29T10:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/9456\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:11:08","slug":"kyle-brandt-slams-media-for-overlooking-cam-ward-as-no-1-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/9456\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Brandt slams media for overlooking Cam Ward as No. 1 pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The story of the draft was Shedeur Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>A fifth-round pick got more attention than the No. 1 overall selection. So did \u201cMr. Irrelevant,\u201d according to Kyle Brandt. While the NFL Network analyst couldn\u2019t have predicted <a href=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/nfl\/new-england-patriots-delete-controversial-mr-irrelevant-post.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the New England Patriots would dive headfirst into a social media controversy<\/a> \u2014 using Kobe Minor\u2019s pick to reference a Kendrick Lamar lyric accusing Drake of being a pedophile \u2014 he did see Cam Ward\u2019s moment being overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>And it was. It wasn\u2019t just Brandt, either. Viewers widely panned ESPN\u2019s coverage of the top pick\u00a0for barely acknowledging the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Brandt didn\u2019t call out the Worldwide Leader, who now employs his good friend and former colleague Peter Schrager, but he did take issue with the attention and hype \u2013 or the lack thereof \u2014 that Cam Ward received throughout the weekend in Green Bay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Kobe Minor, the last person taken in the draft, got more attention and hype than Cam Ward \u2014 the first person taken in the draft,\u201d Brandt said on Monday\u2019s Good Morning Football. \u201cI want to talk about \u2018Mr. Relevant, which is the No. 1 overall pick. Guys, this is history. I\u2019ve never, ever seen less focus, less buzz, less anything on the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. I remember when the No. 1 overall pick was an offensive lineman from Central Michigan named Eric Fisher, and he might as well have been Payton Manning, compared to Cam Ward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCam Ward is sitting there at No. 1, and it\u2019s like he has a two-syllable name, and we\u2019re halfway through the first syllable, and it\u2019s already like, \u2018Well, let\u2019s talk Shedeur.\u2019 Shedeur was very interesting, very compelling. Let\u2019s just take one second to be like, \u2018Cam Ward \u2014 incredible journey. Zero-star recruit. Three different colleges. You\u2019re the best player in the draft looking down at all these Ohio State and Georgia guys, and you went to Incarnate Word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I know this post will be deleted.<\/p>\n<p>But.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m gonna talk about the No.1 pick in the draft. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XSTKiDnG56\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/XSTKiDnG56<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KyleBrandt\/status\/1916847476411138307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cam Ward\u2019s problem, in Brandt\u2019s eyes, is that there is no problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCam Ward\u2019s coolest thing is that there is nothing to talk about, because he doesn\u2019t give anything to talk about,\u201d Brandt continues. \u201cBecause he is that solid as a person, that solid as a player. I\u2019m not familiar with who Cam Ward\u2019s father is. I don\u2019t know much about him. I don\u2019t know anything about what he does on social media. I know he\u2019s a hell of a football player and deserves credit for that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you know what? Tennessee Titans fans, if you want a little bit of sizzle, and you want some conversation, you damn well deserve it. Because you better believe if that No. 1 overall pick was to the New York Giants or the Dallas Cowboys or the Chicago Bears, there\u2019d be way more Cam Ward talk. But, it\u2019s the fact that he\u2019s going to the Titans, and maybe the Titans logo doesn\u2019t jump off the marquee, that you\u2019re not getting it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, Titans fans, don\u2019t worry; Kyle Brant has you covered.<\/p>\n<p>Cam Ward might not have the flashiest name, the loudest story, or the biggest brand behind him. But none of that changes the fact that he\u2019s the No. 1 overall pick \u2014 and by the time the games start, that\u2019s the only thing that will matter. The Titans didn\u2019t draft a headline. They drafted a quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>But you wouldn\u2019t have known it if you tuned in to just about any network\u2019s coverage.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The story of the draft was Shedeur Sanders. 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