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!"
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ESPN analyst Jeff Saturday tabbed as Colts’ interim head coach
The Colts chose a surprising interim head coach: ESPN NFL analyst Jeff Saturday.
Herm Edwards rejoins ESPN as NFL and CFB analyst
“There is no better teammate, and we can’t wait for him to bring his unique coaching perspective and passion for the game back for our viewers.”
Steve Young talks playing in Green Bay blizzard ‘Snow Bowl’ game on NFL Icons: ‘Guys can have bad dreams. I lived them.’
"That was the low point. See, that's the funny thing about my career. Guys can have bad dreams. I lived them."
Jon Wertheim talks SI feature on Joe Buck and Troy Aikman: ‘This is just another indication that this stuff really matters.’
"On the one hand, we say 'It doesn't matter who's calling the game, everybody's just watching for the action.' But if that is the case, you're not spending that kind of money."
NFL reporters Ed Werder, Kimberley A. Martin, Dan Graziano, and Jeff Darlington sign multi-year extensions with ESPN
Dianna Russini and Sal Paolantonio, in the middle of their own multi-year deals, will also continue as multi-platform NFL on ESPN reporters.
ESPN re-signs four NFL analysts, including two ‘Monday Night Countdown’ analysts
ESPN is keeping its NFL band together.
Rex Ryan is going to be on the next season of “The Amazing Race,” partnering with a golfing buddy/probation officer
Season 34 of The Amazing Race will premiere on CBS on Sept. 21.
Joe Buck says he didn’t expect Troy Aikman’s move to ESPN, which then led to his own move: ‘Honest to God, I never...
"You know, I'm 53 years old, I don't really want to go through the getting-to-know-you process with somebody else."
Lisa Salters signs extension with ESPN, will continue on Monday Night Football and NBA broadcasts
Salters will provide some continuity for MNF alongside a new broadcast booth.
Dan Orlovsky sticks with ESPN despite Fox pursuit, will replace Brian Griese in No. 2 NFL booth with Steve Levy and Louis Riddick
The team of Levy, Orlovsky and Riddick will call some NFL games this fall, then an estimated five games a year under the new contract beginning in 2023.
Ahead of NFL Draft, ESPN has compiled more than 500 player highlight packages, with an unusual approach for some hard-to-find clips
This was interesting for both the revelation of how many packages they've cut and for the details on how they got some harder-to-find highlights.
Troy Aikman says Fox talks couldn’t reach “fair value,” which led to his opt-out provision, and he never got a final offer
"When negotiations couldn’t reach, what I felt was fair value, I was able to negotiate an opt-out after six months which allowed me to be a free agent. ...Then Fox never jumped into the game. They never made an offer. I didn’t have any conversations with Fox, until I got a call to congratulate me on my new deal."
