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"Doctors have recently found a blood clot in my
system," Herbstreit tweeted Monday. "And so, very fortunate to
have very good doctors who I trust. I feel good, but out of an
abundance of caution, I think I'm just going to take a step back
from this year's draft coverage."
Herbstreit, 52, was set to be in Las Vegas as part of the main
ABC team calling the draft. He won't be broadcasting remotely.
"I will be watching like everybody else," he said. "I look
forward to seeing all the different storylines unfold. But I
will see you guys at next year's draft."
Herbstreit is the No. 1 college football analyst for ABC and
ESPN, and he recently signed on to join Al Michaels as the NFL
broadcast team for Amazon when it airs Thursday night games this
fall.
The ABC draft set in Las Vegas will have a few other missing
parts.
Draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. will join all three days of coverage
remotely from his home in Maryland, he announced earlier, citing
his unvaccinated status.
NFL insider Adam Schefter will miss the draft to attend his
son's college graduation.
--Field Level Media
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