Posts by Brendon Kleen
Pat McAfee predicts ManningCast will ‘become clips for a lot of people’ as ratings decline
"It's very hard to pay attention to everything going on."
Report: Cathy Engelbert apologized to WNBA players over CNBC comments on hate speech
"This is a teachable moment and one that I embrace with humility.”
Wells Fargo analyst expects ESPN Flagship service to include licensed Fox Sports content
"Fox's decision to sublicense content where it's not part of the ultimate distribution is very different in the eyes of the regulators than ESPN simply licensing in this content."
Stephen A. Smith reacts to Shannon Sharpe’s racy Instagram Live gaffe: ‘He did nothing wrong’
"The nerve of people out there who were trying to act like he did something wrong, two consenting adults were getting it in ... what's the problem?"
Nick Saban: Tua Tagovailoa ‘should not be influenced’ by outside voices while deciding NFL future
"Tua is such a great competitor, but I think this has to be a medical decision."
Tom Brady acknowledges ‘things to clean up’ after ‘NFL on Fox’ debut
"Certainly, a lot of fun. Definitely things to clean up. So, it’s all a learning process.”
Tim Kawakami and David Lombardi leave The Athletic for San Francisco Standard
More local reporters depart The Athletic.
Las Vegas Raiders reporter caught on hot mic saying Gardner Minshew will ‘get his a** kicked’ by Ravens
"Gardner is going to get his a** kicked by Baltimore."
Stephen A. Smith gives Kamala Harris win over Donald Trump in debate: ‘She whipped his a**’
"She won big time on the style points because she beat him at his own game."
Eli Manning thinks Bill Belichick knows ball more than Peyton Manning
"He's just an encyclopedia of knowledge on football and everything."
Sarah Spain: Cathy Engelbert’s dismissal of WNBA online hate shows she’s ‘part of the issue’
"Perhaps Cathy Engelbert as a leader, if this is the way she views this problem, is part of the issue."
Shannon Sharpe admits to sexual encounter on Instagram Live, says staffer posted erroneous ‘hacked’ message
"I'm disappointed in myself. I let a lot of people down."
ESPN reportedly makes a profit on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’
It sounds like McAfee's midday show is making good on its heavily scrutinized price tag.
Cathy Engelbert defends WNBA negotiating media deal alongside NBA
"I think it was worth a lot for us."
Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson disagree over professionalism while live on ‘Nightcap’
"What I am goin to do is I'm going to push, I'm going to pull, I'm going to drag Ocho to a level that he didn't think he could get to."
Dan Le Batard suggests Cleveland Browns leaked new Deshaun Watson allegations to get out of contract
"The strategic leaking of stuff that makes you wonder, are they trying to get out from under the contract ... it's pretty gross."
Bomani Jones calls out sports media over Tyreek Hill police altercation coverage
"It is hard to look at this and not stop and look back and be like, we kind of gave up."
Exclusive: Jamal Crawford turned down TNT Sports offer, officially becoming NBA media free agent
Technical glitches hamper Bill Belichick’s ‘ManningCast’ debut
Bill Simmons, Colin Cowherd, Dan Patrick all come to the same conclusion on Tom Brady TV debut
"Tom Brady knows football. He has to know television."
Troy Aikman rules out working for NFL team, not retiring from broadcasting ‘any time soon’
"I've enjoyed it over the last two years, three years as I have during any time of my career."
Bill Belichick backs up Tom Brady’s constant criticism of Cowboys, Browns ‘going backward’ on Sunday
"He must have said I don't how many times in the Dallas-Cleveland game, Dallas keeps going backward, they keep losing too many yards. Well that's the truth."
Former Players’ Tribune, L.A. Times, SpringHill execs launch new sports outlet ‘OffBall’
"When you take out algorithms and aggregation, have real people curating the best stuff, and prioritize creators and journalism, it’s very different."
John Skipper ‘still proud’ giving Caitlyn Jenner the Arthur Ashe Courage Award
"I'm still proud of the gesture while not particularly admiring the recipient."
