Fox will reportedly televise the NFL Draft

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For the first time, the NFL Draft will be shown on a broadcast network live from Dallas, in addition to airing on its traditional outlets of NFL Network and ESPN, according to ProFootballTalk, which adds: "It’s believed Fox will carry a simulcast of the NFL Network feed, with ESPN continuing to televise the event on its own." As sports media critic Richard Deitsch notes, "NFL is hurting ESPN here by splitting the audience and clearly throwing it’s usually live to Fox, which just paid them big dollars for (Thursday Night Football). NFL will gain more overall audience for Draft too, so a ratings PR play by them."