What Week 1 Revealed About NFL Broadcasts | Ex-ESPN Host Stan Verrett: 'SportsCenter' Not What It Was
Description
Week 1 of the NFL season featured four great primetime games, but ratings for Friday night's Brazil contest seriously underdelivered. FOS columnist Mike McCarthy joins Renee Washington and Ben Horney to weigh in on whether the NFL needs to stay in its Monday/Thursday/Sunday lane, and assess second-year Tom Brady, Eli and Peyton's ManningCast, and the new age of RedZone that includes commercials.
Plus, longtime SportsCenter host Stan Verrett is launching a new show on Twitch with Neil Everett, his partner on the ESPN desk for the past 15 years. Verrett joins Front Office Sports Today to explain his decision to move from broadcast to live streaming, what caused the massive boom in the creator-led media landscape, and why SportsCenter is out of its heyday.
Also, Backyard Football ’99 launches today, Tiger Woods is hitting golf balls again, and the Clippers scandal sees another interesting wrinkle.
Key Moments
0:48 - PTI Hosts Extented, Clippers Scandal Updates, Bears' New Stadium
4:25 - Tuned In: NFL Week 1 Media Roundup
9:48 - SportsCenter To Twitch: Stan Verrett's Next Chapter
18:42 - Backyard Football '99 is Back!
23:19 - Tiger Woods taking swings
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