Awful Announcing
It's unclear yet if the NFL will really push ahead with this concept, or if this is just a plan to get more bids for the mobile streaming package that had been with Verizon.
The Lions were one of only three teams that could have been forced onto Hard Knocks, along with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers.
"I’m excited to showcase our passion for and knowledge of the game in this style of a show. We’ll be hanging out, watching hockey together on NHL Tonight, just like always, but it just so happens that you’ll hear three female voices reacting to and analyzing the action."
MLB Network bringing in new faces.
NFL Network's bare-minimum handling of the Brian Flores lawsuit Tuesday drew deserved criticism, but their coverage Wednesday was better.
ESPN addressed the Flores lawsuit on air around 35 minutes after it broke, and spent the back half of NFL Live (around 50 minutes after it broke) covering it, then covered it further on SportsCenter later. NFL Network didn't get to it until hours later, and gave it minimal coverage.
"NBA CrunchTime" has been around on NBA TV since 2015, but the commercial-free version airing Monday on the NBA app is new.
"After 10 years, my time at NFL Network is ending."
"NFL Explained: Innovation in Player Health & Safety" will premiere on NFL Network Wednesday night at 10:30 p.m. ET. It will also be available on YouTube and NFL.com beginning Thursday.
"My work for the last 12 years in television at Fox and the NFL Network has allowed me to take a step back and see the game from a different angle. It broadened my perspective and that is what I will bring to this position."
Chex first appeared on NFL Network in 2019, and has been involved on multiple fronts there since, especially with fantasy. She also hosts NFL Thursday Night Football Amazon streams on Twitch.
HBO and NFL Films have long worked together on Hard Knocks. Now, they're teaming up for a Terry Bradshaw special, focused on the stage shows he did in Missouri this August.
Another MLB Network veteran has left the company.
