ESPN, Fox pursuing Manning as ‘prime-time’ game analyst
Foles dishes on handshake ‘snub’
WASHINGTON, Feb 17, (RTRS): Both ESPN and Fox are reportedly pursuing Peyton Manning to be their prime-time game analyst this season.
ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” is still looking to replace Jon Gruden after he left the booth to return to the sidelines as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders. Fox has not announced who will call its new “Thursday Night Football” package.
Manning’s decision to possibly enter the TV booth remains an intriguing storyline, and he would be the top choice for both networks, sources told the New York Post on Friday.
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Super Bowl LII MVP Nick Foles continued his victory tour Thursday night, appearing on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
After covering a few typical topics, the conversation turned to the lack of a handshake between Foles and Tom Brady following the Eagles’ victory, with Kimmel asking Foles if he had heard from the Patriots star QB.
“I haven’t heard from him yet. I know he’s busy, I know he’s got a lot going on,” Foles said as the crowd laughed. “I will say this. As soon as the game’s over, you can’t move. You can’t even express emotions. There’s so many cameras. You have to have a blocker in front of you. I was about to get (Eagles center) Jason Kelce and say ‘Hey bro, just come with me for five minutes ... Just block, block.’”
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, who missed all of last season recovering from shoulder surgery, says he is looking forward to the aggressive offensive style of new coach Frank Reich.
Reich, who served as offensive coordinator for the Super Bowlwinning Eagles, was formally introduced by the Colts on Tuesday and said he wants his offense to be a “multiple, attack, up-tempo offense” that is “aggressive”.
The Carolina Panthers reinstated interim general manager Marty Hurney from paid administrative leave on Friday after the NFL cleared him in an investigation of a harassment complaint made against Hurney by his ex-wife.
According to the team, the NFL found no evidence of a violation of the personal conduct policy, and the investigation is now closed.