Charles Davis is expected to be let go from NFL Network, bringing an end to a long and familiar run on the network’s draft and Scouting Combine coverage. For a viewer base that has seen him around those core events since 2007, it is a notable change for one of the network’s most recognisable analyst roles.
The reported move comes on July 21, 2026, after Andrew Marchand reported that Davis was expected to be let go. Davis has remained on CBS while also maintaining a home at NFL Network, which has made him one of the more established crossover voices in football coverage. That combination has now been disrupted by a week that reshaped the on-air roster at and NFL Network.
Why Charles Davis mattered to NFL Network
Davis first joined NFL Network’s draft and Scouting Combine coverage in 2007, after starting his broadcast career as a college football analyst for Fox Sports South in 1997 and moving to TBS in 2002. He later shifted into the NFL side full-time in 2015, which underlined how central he had become to the network’s biggest offseason events.
That sort of continuity matters in broadcast football. Draft coverage and the Scouting Combine are not just fill-in programming; they are recurring moments when networks build viewer trust around familiar voices. Davis had become one of those voices, particularly through NFL Network’s long-running event coverage.
A broader reshuffle around the draft
The timing also matters because the reported departure lands in the middle of a wider change in NFL media coverage. In April 2026, Joel Klatt said on Up & Adams that he believed he had already worked his final draft for NFL Network. He also said his contract with Fox would not allow him to cross over into ’s ownership structure.
Meanwhile, has intended to keep producing a separate NFL Network draft telecast alongside its ABC and Pat McAfee-led coverage. That means the draft remains a major broadcast battlefield, and personnel decisions around it carry extra weight.
Jimmy Pitaro summed up the approach by saying, “Throughout this process, we have taken the time to carefully evaluate our collective teams, resources and organizational structure to best position us for the future.”
For Davis, the immediate significance is simple. If the reported move goes through, NFL Network will lose a long-serving analyst who has been part of its draft and Scouting Combine identity for nearly two decades. For the network, it is another sign that even established broadcast roles are being reconsidered as the next phase of NFL coverage takes shape.
