Bleacher Report Taps NFL Superstars Micah Parsons, A.J. Brown,  Kirk Cousins & Calais Campbell for B/R Gridiron Draft Night
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Bleacher Report Taps NFL Superstars Micah Parsons, A.J. Brown, Kirk Cousins & Calais Campbell for B/R Gridiron Draft Night

Adam Lefkoe to Host B/R Gridiron Draft Night's Interactive Livestream Coverage  
Beginning Thursday, April 27, at 8 p.m. ET on the B/R App & B/R YouTube Channel 

B/R Gridiron Draft Night to Feature Analysis from Mike Renner and Michael Felder 


Bleacher Report is bringing some of the NFL's brightest stars - Micah Parsons, the 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, and fellow Pro Bowlers A.J. Brown, Kirk Cousins and Calais Campbell - to share their unique perspectives and insights to its B/R Gridiron Draft Night coverage, set to begin Thursday, April 27, at 8 p.m. ET on the B/R App and B/R YouTube Channel

Hosted by Adam Lefkoe, B/R Gridiron Draft Night will also feature college football analysts Mike Renner and Michael Felder offering immediate reactions and in-depth analysis for each pick of the draft.  

B/R Gridiron Draft Night will leverage Bleacher Report's unrivaled social channels and the fully interactive B/R app to engage directly with fans throughout the three-day event. The B/R app will feature separate digital rooms for every NFL team to host community conversations where users can celebrate or lament the latest picks with one another in real time.  

The schedule for B/R Gridiron Draft Night is as follows:  

Thursday, April 27, at 8 p.m. ET  

  • Adam Lefkoe, Micah Parsons, Mike Renner, Michael Felder, A.J. Brown, Kirk Cousins, Calais Campbell  

Friday, April 28, at 7 p.m. ET  

  • Adam Lefkoe, Mike Renner, Michael Felder  

Saturday, April 19, at 12 p.m. ET  

  • Mike Renner and Michael Felder  

 
Last year's NFL Draft show was a hit, driving a 5x increase of in-app comments and 5 million engagements on B/R Gridiron (+14% YoY) making it the most engaged NFL media brand on social across the competitive set. An emphasis on breaking picks with speed and accuracy combined with expert player and team fit analysis with social features for fan conversation has fostered major fan adoption for B/R's must-see draft coverage. 

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