![]() ![]() I had that picture framed, and it’s on my wall.”Ĭontact reporter Todd Dewey at Follow on Twitter.When it comes to the NFL Draft, there are a handful of voices on a couple of different networks that are synonymous with the event. “(The Associated Press) took a picture of my dad and another of People’s editors carrying a drunk John Riggins out of the dinner. “Eventually, he passes out underneath the table and is snoring so loudly that they had to take him out of the dinner. “Riggo showed up absolutely hammered and kept telling Sandra Day O’Connor, ‘Come on, Sandy baby, loosen up. He was seated with Hal Wingo at a table that included Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Riggins, two years after he was named the 1983 Super Bowl MVP, was a guest of People magazine at the Washington Press Club’s annual black-tie event, “Salute to Congress,” at the Washington Sheraton hotel. ![]() He also once helped carry an inebriated Washington running back John Riggins out of a formal banquet. His father covered everything from the Kennedy assassination to the first Super Bowl. Trey’s father is a former reporter and editor at Life magazine and a co-founder of People magazine. Trey is his nickname for being Hal the third. Wingo’s full name is Hal Chapman Wingo III. It was in New Orleans, and it was the Raiders over the Eagles,” he said. We gave him a pop quiz on Super Bowl XV, and he promptly aced it. “It’s my one party trick,” he said with a laugh. There are some interesting odds and ends about Wingo, including that he said he can recite the final score, MVP and location of every Super Bowl. What kind of odds could you have gotten on that?” “That tells you you’ve got to prepare for some weird (stuff) in the NFL draft. “Moments before he’s drafted, a video surfaces of him smoking weed in a gas-mask bong,” Wingo said. But nothing would surprise him after what happened to Laremy Tunsil, who was projected as the top offensive tackle in the 2016 draft before his stock took a big hit after a video posted on Twitter. 1 pick after opening as high as 40-1, and Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson is the +325 second choice after being the odds-on favorite. Georgia defensive end Travon Walker is the -300 favorite to be the No. Liberty QB Malik Willis is a -175 favorite at Caesars to go over his draft position of 13½, and Pittsburgh QB Kenny Pickett is -280 to go over 14½. Almost invariably, someone reaches on a quarterback, and if you take a quarterback in the top 10 in this year’s draft, it’s going to be a reach.” “The last time we didn’t have a quarterback go in the top three since 2001 was in 2013, when EJ Manuel went 16th overall to the Bills. ![]() 1 overall, and we might not have a quarterback taken in the top 15 picks. “The best storyline for this draft is that it’s completely unknown,” Wingo said. Wingo held court this week at Caesars Palace, where bettors will try to predict who will be the first overall pick and the first quarterback drafted, as well as a plethora of other props. “Basically like what I did for ESPN all those years.” “That’s a fancy way of saying I’m going to talk about stuff for Caesars Sportsbook,” Wingo said. He joined Caesars Sportsbook last year as its chief trends officer and brand ambassador. Wingo, 58, succeeded Chris Berman as host of ESPN’s NFL draft coverage before leaving the network in late 2020 after a 23-year run. “None of us knows what’s going to happen. “It’s the ultimate reality TV show,” he said. One of the reasons Trey Wingo loves the NFL draft is that it’s unpredictable. Caesars Sportsbook chief trends officer and brand ambassador Trey Wingo talks to reporters at Caesars Palace. ![]()
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