NFL 2026: The Mendoza Line

[BillJ]

ESPN lays off eight talking heads -- Ryan Clark, Karl Ravech, Cam Newton, Bart Scott, Stephania Bell, Charles Davis and Tom Pelissero.

IIRC, the only one I would miss would be Ryan Clark.

 

[Spider]

ESPN is pretty much garbage these days. Decades ago they were legitimate, not now.

 

[Skywalker]

Karl Ravech was a bit more than a "talking head," to be fair. He was the guy for ESPN's baseball coverage for over 30 years. The rest of the cuts don't really surprise me, but that one does.

 

[BillJ]

Karl Ravech was a bit more than a "talking head," to be fair. He was the guy for ESPN's baseball coverage for over 30 years. The rest of the cuts don't really surprise me, but that one does.

Don’t they lose their license after this year?

 

[Aragorn]

Renderings for the $3 billion domed stadium for the Chiefs in Kansas.

Chiefs unveil renderings of planned $3B domed stadium in Kansas

The Chiefs unveiled the first renderings for their new stadium in Kansas that is scheduled to open for the NFL's 2031 season.

www.espn.com

 

[tomalak301]

Don’t they lose their license after this year?

I thought all the Baseball contracts went to 2028. ESPN was part of the new MLB Contract this last offseason.

 

[BillJ]

I thought all the Baseball contracts went to 2028. ESPN was part of the new MLB Contract this last offseason.

Ah, okay. Probably something I’ve confused with something else.

 

[Aragorn]

Ah, okay. Probably something I’ve confused with something else.

NHL contracts with ESPN and TNT end after 2027-28.

The big shocker that doesn't apply to you is CBC losing the NHL, meaning no more free over-the-air hockey games in Canada.

 

[BillJ]

The big shocker that doesn't apply to you is CBC losing the NHL, meaning no more free over-the-air hockey games in Canada.

Ouch. Unfortunately, I believe that is the eventual future for us all. Regardless of where we're at on the globe.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Well crap. That means I won't be able to watch hockey from Vancouver anymore