NFL Draft – Round 1 LIVE: Caleb Williams looks set to be the first overall pick, with Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye waiting in the wings and will the Arizona Cardinals trade back?

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo has just been introduced to the crowd in Detroit by franchise owner Robert Kraft as he looks forward to his first draft selectee of New England’s new era.

Reports claim that the Patriots are no longer interested in trading their No. 3 pick…

That’s according to local reporter Mitch Abom, of Say Detroit.

Things are about to get under way here in Motor City, as players have just been called to the stage… stay tuned!

Fans wait outside of the draft theater ahead of the first round.

Announced on the network’s coverage of tonight’s event, Mortensen was regarded as a pioneer working year-round reporting news of the NFL.

He contributed to ESPN’s award-winning football shows such as NFL GameDay, Sunday NFL Countdown, and Monday Night Countdown, as well as the network’s Outside the Line Series. He also frequently appeared on SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, and ESPN.com.

Mortensen survived eight years past his diagnosis of Stage IV Cancer until March of this year, when he died at his son’s home in Irondale, Arizona, at the age of 72.

Mortensen on Sunday NFL Countdown at ESPN’s studio in Bristol, Conn, in 2019.

Mortensen interviewing then-Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning on ESPN in 2005.

After London, Frankfurt, and Mexico City, the league wants more fixtures outside of the U.S., with a source claiming that 16 international games are being planned within the next 10 years.

Where would you like to watch a game? Let us know in the comments!

The Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars

The NFL also relocated the San Francisco 49ers-Arizona Cardinals game in Mexico City in November 2022.

It appears that the NFL commissioner can’t hug players upon their arrival on stage once they’re drafted, as he’s been suffering some back pain lately.

We thought he may have had COVID for a second… that was so 2020…

Rapper Big Sean has drawn a big crowd ahead of tonight’s announcement of the best players in this year’s class. Some fans and locals have turned out in some interesting outfits too…

Just a little less than an hour to go now!

ig Sean performs during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, in Detroit

A general overall view of the Draft Theater at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza

Fans om Detroit Lions gear gather around. One of them is holding a carboard cutout of Lions coach Dan Campbell with a headset that has the word ‘Grit’ on it.

A Chicago Bears fans at Big Sean’s concert venue came in a full bear outfit and with facepaint. Hopefully, for his sake, Caleb Williams is this year’s first overall pick!

Running behind on this year’s top picks? Not sure what to expect tonight? Need a quick recap before the start of tonight’s event? Don’t fret…we got you covered!

Just don’t slam us if you disagree with our predictions…😅

The highly rated youngsters showed off their suits, chains, and girlfriends ahead of tonight’s event, as they dressed up for the cameras.

QBs Maye and McDaniels, along with Harrison and fellow wideouts Rome Odunze, and Laitu Latu, are predicted to be among the top 25 drafted in the first round in Detroit!

Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze, center, poses on the red carpet ahead of the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit

UNC QB Drake May poses on the red carpet

UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu opens up his blazer

LSU QB Jaydon Daniels wearing pearls on his chain

Ohio State wideout Marvin Harrison wearing futuristic-looking shades

The former USC quarterback arrived at Fox Theatre with his mom and girl on each arm as he went for a simple but clean look as he revealed that it’d ‘mean the world’ to him if heard his named called as the #1 pick tonight.

Caleb Williams poses on the red carpet while surrounded by NFL cheerleaders

The former Patriots and Panthers quarterback, who was the first overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft, was spotted on the red carpet in a mint green suit and cowboy hat as he provides coverage of tonight’s event for the NFL Network.

The 34-year-old’s certainly dressed for the occasion… will we ever see him play in the NFL again? Probably not… Still nice to see Newton involved in the pro football community nonetheless!

Los Angeles Chargers fan Jorge Santiesteban waits for the start of the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Apr 25, 2024; Detroit, MI, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Dallas Turner stands on the red carpet ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft at Detroit’s Fox Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Alabama prospect JC Latham’s branded football in the green room before the 2024 NFL football draft on Thursday, April 25, 2024 in Detroit. (Doug Benc/AP Images for the NFL)

Dallas Cowboys fans pose ahead of the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

First order of business: Wags.

We are about two hours from getting under way in Detroit, where quarterbacks are expected to dominate the first several selections.

First among them: USC quarterback and Heisman winner Caleb Williams, who is already a lock to go first overall when the Chicago Bears get the draft underway shortly after 8pm EST.