ESPN Draft Chime's Bills Debut: Donte Whitner's Hard-Hitting Legacy

0:00On April 23rd, Bill Spans hears a gem of NFL draft trivia. Back in 2006, the very first time ESPN played their iconic draft pick chime was right before Buffalo selected safety. Dante Wittner 8th. Overall, the sound got cooked up casually that year by ESPN folks experimenting in a basement studio. They skipped it for the first seven picks, but dropped it before the bill's turn to test the waters. Wittner brought that hard-hitting vibe to Buffalo for five seasons, then bounced to San Francisco, Cleveland, and Washington before hanging it up. After 2016, that chime, it caught on big time and became a draft night staple way outlasting Wittner's career. Next time it rings out on draft night, tip your cap to Wittner in those early Bill's days. It all started right there. This has been NFL News Today, powered by AI.