{"id":25870,"date":"2025-04-25T19:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=25870"},"modified":"2025-04-25T19:29:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:29:05","slug":"social-media-is-calling-for-espn-to-fire-nfl-draft-analyst-mel-kiper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=25870","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Is Calling For ESPN To Fire NFL Draft Analyst Mel Kiper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Social media has had enough of\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/mel-kiper\/\">Mel Kiper<\/a>\u00a0Jr.<\/p>\n<p>It was draft night in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the air was thick with anticipation.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody will be happier when Shedeur Sanders comes off the board during the 2025\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0draft than the ESPN draft expert.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after commissioner\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/roger-goodell\/\">Roger Goodell<\/a>\u00a0formally put the Tennessee Titans on the clock to set up Cam Ward\u2019s selection first overall, Kiper began his lovefest for Sanders, which continued throughout the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Once hyped as a potential top-five pick, Sanders tumbled past quarterback-needy teams like the Saints, Giants, and Titans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cShedeur Sanders will come back to haunt these organizations,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Kiper warned.<\/p>\n<p>It got to the point that NFL fans began to call for him to be fired.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cKiper should be fired immediately for this shit. Trashing on dart because he was chosen about shadeur is insane,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0one fan said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=e30%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1915600442219806736&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fsocial-media-is-calling-for-espn-to-fire-nfl-draft-analyst-mel-kiper%2F&amp;sessionId=34ccfefdfe41c50a4f9a48197f29577fe980bb78&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1915600442219806736\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cMel Kiper should be fired for that performance last night. \ud83e\udd21,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0a second fan wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=e30%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1915777741883924569&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fsocial-media-is-calling-for-espn-to-fire-nfl-draft-analyst-mel-kiper%2F&amp;sessionId=34ccfefdfe41c50a4f9a48197f29577fe980bb78&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1915777741883924569\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis is the first year where I genuinely believe Mel Kiper needs to retire. His takes are terrible today,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0a third fan stated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=e30%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1915573831122751857&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fsocial-media-is-calling-for-espn-to-fire-nfl-draft-analyst-mel-kiper%2F&amp;sessionId=34ccfefdfe41c50a4f9a48197f29577fe980bb78&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1915573831122751857\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cESPN needs to fire Mel Kiper\u2026Bro so out of touch it\u2019s not even funny,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0a fourth fan interjected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=e30%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1915737386534789551&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fsocial-media-is-calling-for-espn-to-fire-nfl-draft-analyst-mel-kiper%2F&amp;sessionId=34ccfefdfe41c50a4f9a48197f29577fe980bb78&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1915737386534789551\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>One final fan asked:\u00a0<strong>\u201c@espn you fire Mel Kiper yet?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;features=e30%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1915630814580392125&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fsocial-media-is-calling-for-espn-to-fire-nfl-draft-analyst-mel-kiper%2F&amp;sessionId=34ccfefdfe41c50a4f9a48197f29577fe980bb78&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1915630814580392125\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-espn-s-mel-kiper-jr-once-said-he-would-retire\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">ESPN\u2019s Mel Kiper Jr. Once Said He Would retire<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2066717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mel-Kiper-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mel-Kiper-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mel-Kiper-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mel-Kiper-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mel-Kiper-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mel-Kiper.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Remember that, 15 years ago, ESPN\u2019s Mel Kiper Jr. said he would retire if Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen wasn\u2019t a successful NFL QB.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-5\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>Mel\u2019s official announcement was way back in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL future of then-Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen had him ready to hang up his shoes forever.<\/p>\n<p>Kiper had Clausen ranked as the fourth-best prospect in the entire 2010\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/nfl-draft\/\">NFL Draft<\/a>\u00a0when he said, \u201cIf Jimmy Clausen is not a successful quarterback in the NFL, I\u2019m done. That\u2019s it. I\u2019m out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was not successful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Social media has had enough of\u00a0Mel Kiper\u00a0Jr. It was draft night in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the air was thick with anticipation. Nobody will be happier when Shedeur &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25872,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25870\/revisions\/25872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}