One NFL insider voice that ESPN viewers will not be listening to as the new season kicks off is Chris Mortensen as the football analyst has announced his retirement from the network.
Mortensen had quietly quit the sports network earlier this year and ahead of the start of the NFL season has made it public to all of his fans.
“Excited about another season but it’s time to reveal after my 33rd NFL draft in April, I made a decision to step away from ESPN and focus on my health, family and faith,” he shared on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Luckily for fans who have been following his career for 33 years, he’s still going to be giving his hot takes on the NFL.
“The gratitude and humility is overwhelming. It’s not a classic retirement. I’ll still be here talking ball. It’s just time.
Mortensen had quietly quit the sports network earlier this year and ahead of the start of the NFL season has made it public to all of his fans.
“Excited about another season but it’s time to reveal after my 33rd NFL draft in April, I made a decision to step away from ESPN and focus on my health, family and faith,” he shared on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Luckily for fans who have been following his career for 33 years, he’s still going to be giving his hot takes on the NFL.
“The gratitude and humility is overwhelming. It’s not a classic retirement. I’ll still be here talking ball. It’s just time.
- 9/5/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Irvin and Tim Tebow will be among the guest rotation on “First Take” that appear opposite its now solo star Stephen A. Smith.
Irvin will join the show on Mondays during the NFL season, while Tebow (who was attempting an NFL comeback as tight end with the Jacksonville Jaguars) will bookend each week on Fridays.
During the week, the guest commentators will include Paul Finebaum, Keyshawn Johnson, Mina Kimes, Kimberley A. Martin, Monica McNutt, Jessica Mendoza, Chiney Ogwumike, Dan Orlovsky, Kendrick Perkins, Marcus Spears, Brian Windhorst and Damien Woody.
“This new format will pair Smith with new voices and perspectives every day of the week who will challenge him on their specific area of expertise in a completely new way,” said Antoine Lewis, senior coordinating producer, ‘First Take.’ “Stephen A., Molly and a lineup of A-list guests will definitely continue to provide fans with all they’ve come to...
Irvin will join the show on Mondays during the NFL season, while Tebow (who was attempting an NFL comeback as tight end with the Jacksonville Jaguars) will bookend each week on Fridays.
During the week, the guest commentators will include Paul Finebaum, Keyshawn Johnson, Mina Kimes, Kimberley A. Martin, Monica McNutt, Jessica Mendoza, Chiney Ogwumike, Dan Orlovsky, Kendrick Perkins, Marcus Spears, Brian Windhorst and Damien Woody.
“This new format will pair Smith with new voices and perspectives every day of the week who will challenge him on their specific area of expertise in a completely new way,” said Antoine Lewis, senior coordinating producer, ‘First Take.’ “Stephen A., Molly and a lineup of A-list guests will definitely continue to provide fans with all they’ve come to...
- 9/2/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
The death of Chadwick Boseman from colon cancer is causing many people to sound the alarm for earlier screening for colorectal cancers.
According to his family, Boseman, who died at 43, had been undergoing surgeries and chemotherapy for for the past four years.
The American Cancer Association reports that cancers of the colon and rectum are the third-most common type in the U.S., after lung and breast cancer, and the second-deadliest for men and women combined.
About 53,200 people are expected to die from colorectal cancers in 2020, and though the death rates have been falling due to earlier detection and better treatment, deaths among people younger than 55 years old have been increasing by 1% each year. Death rates are 47% higher in Black men and 34% higher in Black women
African Americans are affected with the highest rates of colorectal cancer occurrences and deaths in the United States. Worldwide, Ashkenazi Jews have one of...
According to his family, Boseman, who died at 43, had been undergoing surgeries and chemotherapy for for the past four years.
The American Cancer Association reports that cancers of the colon and rectum are the third-most common type in the U.S., after lung and breast cancer, and the second-deadliest for men and women combined.
About 53,200 people are expected to die from colorectal cancers in 2020, and though the death rates have been falling due to earlier detection and better treatment, deaths among people younger than 55 years old have been increasing by 1% each year. Death rates are 47% higher in Black men and 34% higher in Black women
African Americans are affected with the highest rates of colorectal cancer occurrences and deaths in the United States. Worldwide, Ashkenazi Jews have one of...
- 8/29/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
ESPN has set a radical new game plan for “Get Up!” its ambitious attempt at a morning sports-talk show that has so far failed to gain the network a broader audience in the time slot.
The Walt Disney-owned network said co-host Michelle Beadle, one of its most colorful and distinctive personalities, would leave the program as of August 29, and move to Los Angeles to focus more intently on her other duties at ESPN as the host of its popular “NBA Countdown.” The basketball program had originated from ESPN’s Los Angeles production facilities before moving to New York to accommodate Beadle’s new morning duties as well as those of “Get Up” co-host Jalen Rose. The former NBA star is expected to continue working on “Get Up” when “he has no ‘NBA Countdown’ responsibilities in Los Angeles,” the network said.
ESPN will also cut “Get Up” to two hours from three,...
The Walt Disney-owned network said co-host Michelle Beadle, one of its most colorful and distinctive personalities, would leave the program as of August 29, and move to Los Angeles to focus more intently on her other duties at ESPN as the host of its popular “NBA Countdown.” The basketball program had originated from ESPN’s Los Angeles production facilities before moving to New York to accommodate Beadle’s new morning duties as well as those of “Get Up” co-host Jalen Rose. The former NBA star is expected to continue working on “Get Up” when “he has no ‘NBA Countdown’ responsibilities in Los Angeles,” the network said.
ESPN will also cut “Get Up” to two hours from three,...
- 8/24/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
[This post contains details from The Biggest Loser episode that aired Sept. 11]
After Rachel Frederickson’s controversial victory last season, the producers are giving themselves a second chance with The Biggest Loser: Glory Days. All 20 contestants this year are former athletes, which theoretically should mean their minds and bodies are better suited for the intense regime expected of this competition. These former champions already know what it takes to be a winner but also understand the concept of limits and discipline, something Frederickson was criticized for lacking. Though it gets a little annoying how many times the trainers say it, this does have the potential to be the best season yet.
After Rachel Frederickson’s controversial victory last season, the producers are giving themselves a second chance with The Biggest Loser: Glory Days. All 20 contestants this year are former athletes, which theoretically should mean their minds and bodies are better suited for the intense regime expected of this competition. These former champions already know what it takes to be a winner but also understand the concept of limits and discipline, something Frederickson was criticized for lacking. Though it gets a little annoying how many times the trainers say it, this does have the potential to be the best season yet.
- 9/12/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside TV
The last season of The Biggest Loser may have ended with a controversy, but now a new crop of contestants are getting their chance to lose weight on the NBC reality show - and the season 16 cast includes some familiar faces! "When I told my wife and kids, 'Hey, Biggest Loser wants me to come on,' my kids were like, 'Dad are you serious? You totally got to do this,' " former New York Jets offensive lineman Damien Woody, 36, tells People. "I'd never watched The Biggest Loser before but my wife was like, 'Listen, go handle your business. I'd...
- 8/6/2014
- by Mariah Haas, @mariahhaas
- PEOPLE.com
The last season of The Biggest Loser may have ended with a controversy, but now a new crop of contestants are getting their chance to lose weight on the NBC reality show – and the season 16 cast includes some familiar faces!
"When I told my wife and kids, 'Hey, Biggest Loser wants me to come on,' my kids were like, 'Dad are you serious? You totally got to do this,' " former New York Jets offensive lineman Damien Woody, 36, tells People. "I'd never watched The Biggest Loser before but my wife was like, 'Listen, go handle your business. I'd rather...
"When I told my wife and kids, 'Hey, Biggest Loser wants me to come on,' my kids were like, 'Dad are you serious? You totally got to do this,' " former New York Jets offensive lineman Damien Woody, 36, tells People. "I'd never watched The Biggest Loser before but my wife was like, 'Listen, go handle your business. I'd rather...
- 8/6/2014
- by Mariah Haas, @mariahhaas
- People.com - TV Watch
The last season of The Biggest Loser may have ended with a controversy, but now a new crop of contestants are getting their chance to lose weight on the NBC reality show - and the season 16 cast includes some familiar faces! "When I told my wife and kids, 'Hey, Biggest Loser wants me to come on,' my kids were like, 'Dad are you serious? You totally got to do this,' " former New York Jets offensive lineman Damien Woody, 36, tells People. "I'd never watched The Biggest Loser before but my wife was like, 'Listen, go handle your business. I'd...
- 8/6/2014
- by Mariah Haas, @mariahhaas
- PEOPLE.com
Tom Brady 's hair Sucks ... at least according to New York Jets O-lineman Damien Woody . Woody played with Tom in New England for years before joining the Jets -- but last night in NYC, he didn't just take a shot at Tom's 'do ... he also told us that his new Qb, Mark Sanchez , has Superior locks!!! The Jets and the Pats are set to square off on Monday Night Football -- it's gonna get hairy.
- 11/30/2010
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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