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Sports Illustrated writer calls out ESPN for failing to give attribution for his Jonathan Taylor interview
One of the silliest issues in the world of sports media is the issue of attribution. Not because...
ESPN’s ‘NFL Live’ panel simultaneously had their minds blown by Aaron Rodgers trade
NFL Live had their minds blown on Monday.
ESPN re-ups with NFL analyst Marcus Spears
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.
Dan Orlovsky takes 50 seconds to pray for Damar Hamlin during ESPN’s NFL Live
"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."
LeBron James fawns over ESPN’s Marcus Spears for his work on NFL Live
"I watch NFL Live almost every day cause I simply love football but I watch it even more when Marcus Spears on there!"
ESPN’s Laura Rutledge laughs off embarrassing “Bighead” gaffe on NFL Live
"Why have you never called me and said 'hey bighead?'"
NFL Network and FS1’s Brian Flores lawsuit coverage has been extremely minimal, a sharp contrast to ESPN’s
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.
Adam Schefter’s on-camera calls aren’t great TV, and seem avoidable, but ESPN’s probably fine with the image they present
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.
NFL analyst Ryan Clark believes he’s “one of the best doing my job at ESPN,” fought for higher-profile gigs
Ryan Clark is a rising star at ESPN, regularly appearing on NFL Live, Get Up, First Take, and...
ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark absolutely roasted FS1’s Chris Broussard for claiming Taylor Lewan was on the Bills
"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."
ESPN’s Marcus Spears calls for Urban Meyer’s firing: ‘We got enough evidence about who Urban Meyer is’
"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."
Alex Smith will join ESPN as a studio analyst, but on a part-time basis at first
Smith is expected to make appearances across ESPN's studio shows, including Monday Night Countdown.
