Dan Le Batard to Mina Kimes: ‘You had to earn it’
"You have gotten so strong. Like, I don't think people listening to this have any earthly idea, the degree of difficulty of what you have done to get to where you are."
"You have gotten so strong. Like, I don't think people listening to this have any earthly idea, the degree of difficulty of what you have done to get to where you are."
One of the silliest issues in the world of sports media is the issue of attribution. Not because...
NFL Live had their minds blown on Monday.
The New York Post reports that ESPN decided to re-up the contract of NFL analyst Marcus Spears, giving him a multi-million dollar deal.
"Maybe this is not the right thing to do, but it's just on my heart that I wanna pray for Damar Hamlin right now."
"I watch NFL Live almost every day cause I simply love football but I watch it even more when Marcus Spears on there!"
"Why have you never called me and said 'hey bighead?'"
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.
This particular case seems like it could have been avoided with a mute while Schefter wasn't on screen, but the larger issue here is interesting, and it maybe suggests what ESPN is emphasizing with Schefter.
Ryan Clark is a rising star at ESPN, regularly appearing on NFL Live, Get Up, First Take, and...
"Now, if you listen to a lot of the experts that have spoken today, many people would say Taylor Lewan's injury had a lot to do with the fact that they weren't able to convert a fourth down."
"Shad Khan, you need to fire your new head coach, bro. It's time for Urban Meyer to be dismissed and relieved of his duties."
Smith is expected to make appearances across ESPN's studio shows, including Monday Night Countdown.