xjjeep90 Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 I thought I saw an article here that Mel Kiper, ESPN's NFL Draft analyst, was fired or let go or something a few months ago. I ask because I saw him talk ing on SportsCenter today and PTI the other day. Can anyone confirm this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Perhaps he's a consultant now, making more money than when employed with ESPN. Now he can use all avenues, all media and bring in more coin. Just guessing though, I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevnz Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 He was let go then they redid his contract. It all sounded like some kind of negotiating ploy thing, but yup, the hair is still at ESPN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jditty47 Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 he was resigned like 2 weeks after it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 I believe that his contract ran out while they were in negotiations on a new one. ditty's right, they came to a new agreement a couple days/weeks after that. The sticking points were supposedly about how many SportsCenters and other on-air stuff Kiper had to do. Kiper apparently wanted to hold his workload down and his pay up...shoot, I'd do his job and more right now for my current salary and I guarantee it's cheaper than what he's getting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jditty47 Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 anyone could be...kiper sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Antonio Bengal Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Kiper's only real job is keeping the Brylcreem market afloat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishcovga Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Amazingly enough , I'm not gonna' bash Mel " the hair " Kiper. I've always thought that his draft antics i.e. ( that team doesn't know what they're doing and only I do ) mentality was a waste of time. -- Over the years its' seems he's toned that down a degree, and concentrated more on just reporting ( which is what he is a reporter /not a scout ) on draft information.Now guys like Matt Mayock from NFL Network is a former player turned scout, turned television analyst. Pat Kirwan , former GM and Gil Brandt do some pretty good draft analysis. Drew Boyer ( Football.com ) is another that has actual NFL experience, so those type of guys I trust more. Mel though, he's not a bad guy, just a guy whose stature was hurt more by his mouth than by his bad hair ...... Millenium...?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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