From now until April 24, the league will be buzzing with all things 2025 NFL draft.
Yes, teams can begin to sign free agents beginning March 12 and those things will be talked about, but the majority of NFL conversations will revolve around the draft.
The Tennessee Titans have the first overall pick in the draft, and there will continue to be conversations about who they will select with that pick.
Recently, former NFL safety turned broadcaster Lous Riddick appeared on ESPN’s First Take to share his thoughts on top quarterback prospect Cam Ward.
If I haven’t convinced you that Cam Ward should be the pick for the Titans yet, let Louis Riddick try to convince you: pic.twitter.com/fk48bi58XJ
— Justin Graver (@titansfilmroom) February 19, 2025
After his playing career, Riddick worked as a scout and with player personnel for various teams before joining ESPN as a broadcaster. He gives a little background on his knowledge of Cam Ward, conversations he’s had with the player as well as conversations he’s had with Miami coach, Mario Cristobal, before praising Ward.
“This guy is the ultimate consummate leader,” Riddick says. “He plays with a gigantic-sized boulder on his shoulder. It’s not a chip, it’s a boulder. He is very confident in the work that he has put in, and he should be because he is supremely smart, he is supremely talented, and he’s deadly serious about the game.”
Throughout his talking points, Riddick mentions how Ward still feels like no one believes he’s as good as he is, and then compares Ward’s seriousness and work ethic to that of Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels.
“He directed that passing attack down there at Miami this year with the kind of precision and the kind of maturity that is worthy of being considered a number one overall pick. It just is,” he said.
Having been a scout and director of player personnel in the past, Riddick has a solid sense of what players are capable of and knows what to look for in a future NFL star. Ward may be all of those things and the Titans still might not draft him because he might not fit with the vibe of the team, the culture Brian Callahan and Mike Borgonzi are trying to create.
But then again, he might be exactly what they are looking for. And if he is, well, it sounds like he already has a solid routine and process that will translate to the NFL game.