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Kirk Herbstreit Reveals Blood Clot Diagnosis; Won't Cover 2022 NFL Draft for ESPN

Longtime football analyst Kirk Herbstreit has been a mainstay of ESPN's NFL draft coverage for years, but he won't be present for this year's event, which begins Thursday in Las Vegas.

Herbstreit announced Monday on Twitter that doctors recently found a blood clot in his system and he won't attend the draft "out of an abundance of caution."

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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