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In the 36-minute sports media podcast, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah explains his incredible Chris Mortensen relationship, how he prepares for the draft, his top hits and misses and if wants to be a GM one day

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The Topics …

* As a kid, did Jeremiah grow up wanting to be a draftnik

* “Who the heck is Mel Kiper” is an all-timer

* The disappointment of the Cowboys missing out on a future Hall of Famer

* Jeremiah’s Keith Smart connection

* Chris Mortensen randomly in his living room ...

* His aunt was Indiana’s women’s coach during the Bobby Knight era ...

* The back story of being introduced to Mortensen from his dad’s reach as a pastor

* “Why is Chris Mortensen in my living room ...”

* How Mortensen took Jeremiah under his wing

* Reggie White, attending games, going to Bristol ...

* Working the draft with Mort and then meeting Jay Rothman

* How Jeremiah began his career at ESPN

* Really nice tales about what Mortensen was like ...

* Did he consider following his father’s footsteps into the ministry

* How close was Jeremiah to being an NFL player

* How does Jeremiah approach his draft preparation

* The minute details of how he goes about it all

* Why Jeremiah doesn’t first type out his info and opinions

* How does Jeremiah look at analyzing picks

* Jason Kelce and no one knows anything

* The evaluation Jeremiah is most proud of ...

* The evaluation Jeremiah would like a do-over on ...

* The “scout school” that teams have

* Evaluating how they missed on Tom Brady

* Looking for clues of what you were doing wrong

* More draft do-overs ....

* Comparing the combine and games in evaluations

* Why seeing quarterbacks live is important

* The QB body language issue ...

* What has Mel Kiper Jr. meant to the draft ...

* The special connection Jeremiah has with him

* Does Jeremiah have dreams of being a GM

* What does the ESPN ownership of NFL Network mean to Jeremiah

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