Mel Kiper Jr. won’t be on site in Las Vegas next week for the NFL draft.
The longtime ESPN draft analyst will participate in draft coverage from his home studio in Maryland because he is unvaccinated against COVID-19, he announced on Twitter on Monday.
Kiper said he will still be part of ESPN’s coverage for all three days of the draft — which will mark the 39th of his career.
“I completely support everyone determining what’s best for their individual circumstance and recognize the value of vaccines,” Kiper said in his statement, in part. “Simply put, my COVID vaccination decision is very specific to my own personal medical history.