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Antonio Brown at an NBA sport final yr.
On Could 9, Richard Deitsch of The Athletic reported that Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland have been being changed in ESPN’s Monday Evening Soccer broadcast sales space, noting that “No choice has been made but, however that the successors shall be inner.”
ESPN goes to have a brand new Monday Evening Soccer sales space. Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland won’t return, by way of sources. The successors shall be inner. No choice has been made but. Each Tessitore and McFarland will stay in outstanding roles at ESPN.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) Could 9, 2020
However that hasn’t stopped SportsBetting.ag from giving 100/1 odds on Antonio Brown becoming a member of the MNF sales space, the longest odds on a listing of 13 candidates, a distinction seen by Devon Clements of SI.
Ex-QBs Dominate the ‘Monday Evening Soccer in 2020’ Listing
Many of the different potential shade commentators on the checklist are former NFL quarterbacks, together with the favourite, Brian Griese, who’s given 3/1 odds.
Different ex-quarterbacks on the menu—lots of whom have intensive broadcast expertise—embody Dan Orlovsky (5/1), Matt Hasselbeck (5/1), Kurt Warner (6/1), Jay Cutler (10/1), Eli Manning (40/1), and Colin Kaepernick (50/1), the latter arguably an much more provocative and controversial determine than Brown—aka ‘Mr. Large Chest.’
Different candidates embody ESPN analyst Louis Riddick (5/1), ESPN analyst/shade commentator Kirk Herbstreit (7/1) and ESPN’s Invoice Barnwell (20/1).
There may be one different ex-NFL broad receiver on the checklist, that being Nate Burleson (10/1), who performed for the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions earlier than shifting into broadcasting.
Antonio Brown’s Odds of Becoming a member of MNF Must be 1,000/1
To make sure, if Antonio Brown did in some way discover his means into the Monday Evening Soccer sales space, it might be a cause to tune in—a minimum of for every week or three. There’s merely no telling what Brown would say about gamers he performed with—and in opposition to.
The considered him broadcasting, say, the Steelers’ Monday Evening sport at Cincinnati in Week 15 is much more next-level, contemplating his well-publicized fallout with Ben Roethlisberger, to not point out his personal historical past in opposition to the Bengals in Cincinnati, most notably being the sufferer of an notorious Vontaze Burfict hit.
And whereas ESPN little question desires a shade commentator who provides casually-interested observers a cause to observe the video games, a certain quantity of predictability and reliability is a prerequisite for the colour commentator job.
Steelers’ followers will always remember how Brown give up on his teammates on the finish of 2018, lacking practices and a staff walkthrough earlier than being deactivated for the season finale in opposition to the Bengals, with a playoff spot on the road.
By no means thoughts the truth that Brown nonetheless desires to play soccer, ideally with Tom Brady, although he regards the Baltimore Ravens as a suitable second alternative, or so it appears.
Little doubt Antonio could be excited to line up reverse his cousin, Marquise Brown, who’s coming off a robust rookie yr with the Ravens, contributing 46 catches for 584 yards and seven touchdowns. To make sure, Brown could be an particularly formidable risk within the Ravens’ already high-powered offense. Recall that in his one look with the New England Patriots—which got here in week 2 final yr vs. the Miami Dolphins—Brown caught 4 passes for 56 yards and a landing.
However alas, Brown, 31, is at the moment underneath investigation by the NFL for a number of alleged transgressions, together with an alleged assault of a supply truck driver. Brown must be cleared by the league earlier than he can take the sphere once more.
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