NFL Network’s Steve Mariucci offers touching tribute to John Madden ahead of Thanksgiving Day games
"There was nobody like John Madden, and we are proud to honor his memory and legacy on his favorite day of the year."
"There was nobody like John Madden, and we are proud to honor his memory and legacy on his favorite day of the year."
“There's no place that I would rather be today on Thanksgiving than right here, right now, at a football game."
“One of the things we talked about was John, he didn’t know how much longer he wanted to coach, because he hated flying for starters."
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The famous vehicle remains unchanged.
"Madden tells the story of one of the larger-than-life personalities to grace an NFL sideline."
'This ***hole, have you seen the impersonation he does? I hate it and I’m thinking about filing a lawsuit.'
"I wish I had more time with him."
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"I’m honored to collaborate with Virginia and Mike Madden, along with my co-founder at Religion of Sports, Gotham Chopra, 199 Productions, and the rest of the creative team, in telling the iconic story of a family man who revolutionized not only the game but the culture of football."
"The older generation of viewers, they like the quote unquote boring style of analysis, the boring style of calling a game. Not really entertaining"
"I really think he sort of thought he was doing me a favor."
"Our partners at NFL Films are accomplished storytellers, with unprecedented access and insight into their uniquely American subject. The NFL Icons franchise, narrated by the incomparable Rich Eisen, is a celebration of those players and coaches who have helped define what is best about the league."
Aikman also shared Madden's thoughts on the best NFL timeslot.
Fox added the Madden logo to their on-screen graphics during the first quarter of Sunday games.
Matt Millen revealed to The Athletic that John Madden had a rule where 'nobody takes a dump' while they were on the Madden Cruiser.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell also spoke about Madden on Good Morning Football, saying " He helped really until the week he died, with myself, and our staff, and the competition committee, really looking at every aspect of the game. There really wasn't a guy who loved football more than John Madden."
All Madden can now be streamed on Tubi and Peacock, and should soon be available on ESPN+ as well. It also will re-air on FS1 twice Wednesday and on broadcast Fox Thursday.