Monday Night Football Articles - Page 6

After Tony Romo signed a lucrative contract to remain with CBS, ESPN revealed their plans to partner Al Michaels and Peyton Manning on Monday Night Football. However, after attempting to acquire him, NBC has rejected the trade efforts from ESPN for Michaels. Due to Michaels still being under contract with NBC, ESPN would have to […]

Tony Romo made history with his new contract with CBS, becoming the highest-paid analyst in television history. After missing out on the chance to land Romo, ESPN isn’t taking chances on their second-best option. In an attempt to improve Monday Night Football, ESPN is ready to offer Peyton Manning up to $20 million per year. […]

Before Tony Romo signed his massive contract to remain with CBS, ESPN was prepared to make a run at him for Monday Night Football. But with Romo longer available, ESPN is going to try and complete Plan B. Ahead of the upcoming season, ESPN is attempting to pair Peyton Manning with Al Michaels on Monday […]

The most sought after free agent in the broadcasting world is already off of the board with Tony Romo remaining with CBS. With Romo no longer available, Peyton Manning is likely a target for ‘Monday Night Football’ as an analyst. While some people were going to bed on Friday night, Romo agreed to a deal […]

Ever since Eli Manning decided to officially announce his retirement with the New York Giants, there has been much speculation on what he’ll do after football. While speaking to Holly Rowe of ESPN, Peyton Manning talked about potentially calling games with his brother Eli. “Golly, it’d be so hard to get a word in,” Manning told […]

The Indianapolis Colts have had many injuries at the skill positions, but they’ll be getting one player back in Week 15. According to Adam Schefter, TY Hilton is expected to play on Monday Night Football. Colts’ WR T.Y. Hilton, who has missed the past two games with a calf injury, is expected to play tonight, […]

The Seattle Seahawks will host the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football in Week 13. Considering that both of these teams are the two Wild Card teams in the NFC right now, this game could have playoff implications. The Seahawks are the fifth seed in the NFC and are second place in the NFC West […]

The special teams of the San Francisco 49ers could look a bit different when they face the Seattle Seahawks on Monday. According to MJ Acosta of NFL Network, Robbie Gould is doubtful to play versus the Seahawks. #49ers Status Update ahead of #MNF vs #Seahawks •DOUBTFUL•K Robbie Gould TE George Kittle •QUESTIONABLE•T Joe StaleyT Mike […]

There is no downplaying how poorly Mitchell Trubisky and the Chicago Bears offense has been at the beginning of this season. However, there is reason for optimism for Matt Nagy’s group in Week 3 against the Washington Redskins. The Bears were able to squeak by with a victory over the Denver Broncos in Week 2 […]

Peyton Manning has spoken: the offer to become a commentator on ESPN’s Monday Night Football came at the wrong time. Manning attended Denver Broncos OTAs on May 30. He told The Athletic Broncos reporter Nicki Jhabvala, “It wasn’t the right time this year.”  Peyton Manning attended Broncos OTAs today and spoke to a few of […]

The San Francisco 49ers will host the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football in Week 5 of the 2019 NFL season. According to Bay Area News Group 49ers reporter Cam Inman, San Francisco will welcome Odell Beckham, Jr. and the Browns to Levi Stadium on October 7. Hearing #49ers to host #Browns and OBJ on […]

The ESPN Monday Night Football booth will be changing again this season due to Jason Witten un-retiring from football – which means he retired from announcing. With that in mind, ESPN has a big name in mind – Peyton Manning. The problem with that, according to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, is that Manning keeps saying […]

With news about Jason Witten returning to the field to re-join the Dallas Cowboys, the word is starting to get out about why he came out of retirement. Per the latest rumors, Witten’s becoming a tight end again because he didn’t like the “TV life.” One source tells @TheAthleticDFW on Jason Witten's return: "He missed […]

The Booger Show has a nice ring to it, we guess, but Deion Sanders is out there actively campaigning for Booger McFarland to replace Jason Witten on Monday Night Football. With Jason Witten returning to the field and leaving Monday Night football I PRAY @ESPNBooger Booger McFarland gets the JOB by himself. He's Good and […]

Following Jon Gruden’s decision to become the next head coach of the Oakland Raiders, it has put ESPN on the market looking for his replacement on the Monday Night Football broadcast team. According to Richard Deitsch of SI.com, the company is expected to speak with the former two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Peyton Manning about the open […]

Ahead of the Monday Night Football matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions, the Packers listed tight end Martellus Bennett as inactive. Bennett practiced with the Packers when they came off their bye week, but he was placed on the injury list with a shoulder issue Thursday and was listed as doubtful […]