ESPN readying big play to nab Tony Romo from CBS with record-breaking contract
Romo could nearly double the current top salary among NFL TV analysts.
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Drew Brees is being courted by at least one network while he weighs playing future
The report from Adam Schefter notes it's not ESPN, but if Brees does decide to be a game analyst this offseason, MNF might be the most logical landing spot.
Can ESPN put their Monday Night Football announcing troubles behind them this offseason?
ESPN touts strong year of Monday Night Football ratings and viewership
Monday Night Football posted gains for the second consecutive year, and it remains ESPN (and cable's) most-watched series.
Booger McFarland claims on Monday Night Football that the Minneapolis Miracle went against the Vikings, gets roasted
"These are the types of plays that historically have gone against the Vikings, the Minneapolis Miracle, plays that are fluke plays that went against this team. I'm sure Vikings' fans are saying 'It's about time we get one of these to go our way.'"
Giants QB Daniel Jones pushed into sideline mic tech, sparking shoving match
Fortunately he seemed to be okay!
Cat on the field takes over Monday Night Football and inspires a tremendous Kevin Harlan call
We didn't know we needed Kevin Harlan working an ad read into an ad-libbed radio call of a cat on the field, but we did.
ESPN is getting rid of musical performances during the MNF halftime show
No more musical interlude during the Genesis Halftime show.
Jets’ 33-0 loss saw HC Adam Gase bash the airing of Sam Darnold’s “seeing ghosts” comment, but they seem to have bigger problems
"It bothers me. It bothers the organization. We’re looking hard into our cooperation going forward."
Adam Schefter completes a Lambeau Leap, barely
Schefter announced his intentions to do it earlier on Monday via Twitter poll.
ESPN’s Steve Young snarks Monday Night Football matchups to Michael Kay: “We get the best matchups. A billion-five, that’s well spent.”
This line provoked a lot of laughter from Kay and his co-hosts.
Monday Night Football’s Bengals-Steelers game sees 21 percent viewership drop year-over-year, but rises slightly from Week 3
Shockingly, the winless Steelers and Bengals drew less viewers than last year's Chiefs-Broncos matchup.
Injuries to top quarterbacks like Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees could cause major ratings impacts for NFL primetime games
Around 11 primetime games alone could be affected by starting quarterback injuries (and a retirement, in the case of Andrew Luck).
Jason Witten says he’d have returned to the NFL even if he’d been better as a broadcaster
Witten told Dan Patrick he missed the rush of competition too much.
