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The Bow Tie Chronicles: Adam Schefter on the NFL draft, Morris and the Falcons

Sports media figure Adam Schefter attends the Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC at the Cantor Fitzgerald Office on Sept. 11, 2013, in New York. (Mike McGregor/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald/TNS)

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Sports media figure Adam Schefter attends the Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC at the Cantor Fitzgerald Office on Sept. 11, 2013, in New York. (Mike McGregor/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald/TNS)
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April 10, 2024

In the 459th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, host D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution welcomes special guest Adam Schefter of ESPN to discuss “The 1 Pledge” and encourage others to get an early screening for “T1D.” We also discuss the coming NFL draft, and the Falcons’ hiring of Raheem Morris and signing of quarterback Kirk Cousins, and take a look at the top 10 running back and tight ends in the draft.

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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