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ESPN is eyeing newly-retired NFL middle Jason Kelce to add to its Monday Night time Soccer protection, The Athletic reported Wednesday.
Kelce announced his retirement from the NFL after thirteen seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. Over the previous few seasons, his convey New Heights — which he does with his brother Travis Kelce — has grow to be some of the in style sports podcasts within the business. This past season, he additionally made a guest appearance on Amazon’s Thursday Evening Soccer protection whereas the Eagles have been on a bye week.
Other networks have taken notice of his intensive media experience, with NBC, CBS and Amazon all exhibiting interest in bringing him in.
ESPN’s current Monday Night time Football includes Scott Van Pelt, Ryan Clark, Robert Griffin III, Marcus Spears, Adam Schefter, and Michelle Beisner-Buck. Larry Fitzgerald Jr. and Alex Smith also appeared all over the season in an element-time capability.
In step with The Athletic, Griffin can be the atypical man out if Kelce joins ESPN. Fitzgerald’s spot is also reportedly “in limbo,” in order that’s some other avenue the community is considering.
Spears, Van Pelt, Clark, and Beisner-Buck will all return subsequent season. Fitzgerald has no longer been renewed after his contract led to February, and Griffin has “leveled off” after previously being regarded as one in all ESPN’s “rising stars.”
alThough Kelce hasn’t explicitly said he’ll pivot to media full-time after his enjoying profession, he has expressed how a lot enjoyable he had doing previous guest appearances. If there’s a match somewhere in the industry, such a networks could land one of the most biggest NFL media free retailers on the market.
The submit ESPN ‘Aggressively Pursuing’ Jason Kelce for Monday Night time Football Crew: Record first regarded on Mediaite.
