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ESPN’s NFL Draft Analyst Mel Kiper Jr. and Miami Hurricanes football coach Mario Cristobal joined the verbal war on Wednesday over quarterback Come Ward’s reporting.
Tennessee Titan Last month, we selected a one-off Heisman Trophy candidate for the draft pick. It was the easiest selection Titan could make and was undoubtedly undercover when Chedur Sanders’ draft slide began when the Jacksonville Jaguars traded up with the Cleveland Browns and selected Travis Hunter on the second pick.
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Miami head coach Mario Cristobal will leave the field on Saturday, November 23, 2024, after an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Kuiper had Sanders’ fall surprise for three days of the draft, facing criticism as he had an on-air tiff with Ledge Davis when the Browns finally chose quarterback in the fifth round.
Cristobal said neither he nor offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson had spoken to Kipper about the ward, despite him talking to “a million people.”
“I’ve never heard of him,” the coach said. “I don’t think I’ve spoken to him.”
Cristobal added that he was “not disappointed,” and that only happens if the ward is upset. He expressed his confidence that he just wanted to hear Ward get his name called and go to work.
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ESPN Draft Analyst Mel Kiper Jr. will speak on the third day of the NFL Draft at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri on April 29, 2023. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Kipper is back at Cristobal.
“Mario Cristobal claims he spoke to a million people about Come Ward, but those he didn’t speak ranked more wards than other draft experts (6th on my big board). Interesting. He wrote in X.
This was Kiper’s first post to social media platforms since April 23rd, and it seemed like Sanders’ fall was still stuck with him.
Miami quarterback Camward will pos after being selected for the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the NFL Football Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Ward will likely become a quarterback when Titan’s season begins. Tennessee learned it to take Denver Broncos The 2025 season will begin on September 7th.
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