James Brown shares why he won’t stick to sports
"But that doesn't mean that I am supposed to stick my head in the sand and ignore something that is problematic."
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Greg Gumbel, Ross Dellenger earn honors from NSMA
The NSMA announced its 2026 Hall of Fame class, with James Brown, Adrian Wojnarowski, Greg Gumbel, and Sid Hartman earning induction.
CBS’s ‘NFL Today’ 50th anniversary throwback was a retro touchdown
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Sunday’s ‘The NFL Today’ on CBS will have retro feel to commemorate show’s 50th anniversary
"The way it was explained to me a long time ago. The seat that we sit in is prime real estate. So make sure we take care of it."
J.J. Watt already raving about chemistry with Ian Eagle
"One of the main reasons I’m so excited to do it is because I’m with Ian Eagle."
DeMaurice Smith blasts Mike Tirico, Tony Dungy, James Brown in new book over handling of Jon Gruden e-mails
CBS, ‘The NFL Today’ host James Brown eyeing contract extension
"Negotiations have started, but no deal has been finalized."
‘The NFL Today’ on CBS airs touching tribute to Greg Gumbel
"One of the best talents of any generation. And excellence was his calling card on any platform he graced."
‘The NFL Today’ crew gets initiated into Bills Mafia by jumping through tables
"Bring in another table!"
James Brown: Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms ‘were integral’ to ‘NFL Today,’ but new crew has to ‘deliver what leadership wanted’
"We all know we're there to do a job and deliver what leadership wanted to get out of this move and deliver what they were expecting."
NFL pregame show analysts bring personal perspectives to Tua Tagovailoa debate
"There were a lot of people that said the same thing about me coming back. That it was crazy."
‘NFL Today’ pays tribute to Boomer Esiason, Phil Simms
"Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms. We thank you guys so very much."
James Brown expresses ‘disappointment’ at exits of Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason, but is excited for Matt Ryan’s addition
"I'm saying there's sadness there because they were teammates."
James Brown to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Sports Emmys
"I know full well that it’s not as much about me as it is about all the people with whom and for whom I worked over all these years."
James Brown signs new deal with CBS; rest of ‘NFL Today’ cast remains in flux
Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms' contracts are set to expire after the Super Bowl.
Is it the end of an era for The NFL Today on CBS?
With many of its stars seeing their contracts expire, it could be the last hurrah for many longtime NFL on CBS personalities.
Looking back at CBS’ ‘The NFL Today’ with Brent Musburger, Jim Nantz, Greg Gumbel and James Brown
James Brown doesn’t always refer to himself as Big Chocolate
"That’s right, I gave him that nickname."
NFL Today’s James Brown offers stirring monologue on hate and antisemitism
"Words do matter. Especially coming from highly visible people."
CBS’ Jets-Bengals coverage was marred by technical difficulties in the fourth quarter
Technical issues hit CBS on both the picture and announcing side Sunday during Jets-Bengals.
Boomer Esiason on halftime debacle: ‘What we didn’t know was they were gonna put the speaker right behind us’
"You can imagine how loud these speakers are coming to our microphones, our stick mics, and I mean, it was just, the most unbelievable thing."
CBS squeezed all it could from a lackluster Super Bowl LV
CBS was not hit by the mistakes that marred its previous Super Bowl broadcasts, but there was one glaring omission in the telecast.
‘Saturday Night Live’ spoofs Super Bowl pregame shows and CBS’s ‘The NFL Today’
"Do we need this many hosts?"
Roger Goodell ducks Colin Kaepernick questions and attacks journalists in Paley Center appearance, helped by moderator James Brown
"Roger and I are going to stick to the topic here: '100 Seasons and Counting.' It would take us all day to deal with what the breaking news is."
James Brown has lost 74 pounds since October, one quarter of his weight
Brown said comments from Howie Long helped motivate him to lose weight.
