Awful Announcing
"Hi dad. Also honored to follow in that man's footsteps. Great announcer, better man. And I miss him. Thank you."- Joe Buck, who joins his father Jack in winning the Pete Rozelle Award. They're the only father-son duo to do so.
The Bears-Lions broadcast on Fox Sunday will have virtual fans, but it's the only Week 1 NFL broadcast that will.
Kugler has called NFL games for Westwood One since 2009, as well as many other sports. He's also known for his work on Big Ten Network broadcasts.
Thom Brennaman apologized in multiple outlets for uttering a homophobic slur, but those apologies leave some questions.
"We fully support and respect his decision to not travel to our Los Angeles-based studio for the time being due to the ongoing pandemic."
Fox may still want to renew the TNF deal, but is currently prioritizing its Sunday afternoon package.
"CBS made me a different offer that was intriguing. It just seemed to make sense for me to be there at this stage of my career."
A NFL schedule analysis has some good news for ESPN, at least relative to Fox.
A 16-game, 17-week regular season schedule is still viewed as a priority.
Davis will join Ian Eagle at CBS, and it leaves a huge hole at the NFL on Fox
Buck and Simmons also discussed social media, three-man booths, and athletes who could make good broadcasters, among many topics.
Olsen reportedly received full-time broadcasting offers from multiple networks, but has chosen to keep playing for now.
Fox debuted a new NFL graphics package for the Super Bowl, and made plenty of changes.
These were great, fun moments to watch.
The NFL's impressive ratings recovery this year continued in the wild card round.
