NFL insider names 3 ESPN analysts who could be in mix for Monday Night Football spots
By Adam Spencer
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On Saturday, sports media reporter Richard Deitsch reported that ESPN was removing Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland from the Monday Night Football booth.
Both of them will remain at ESPN, but won’t be calling the network’s Monday Night Football games. So, that begs the question of who will be in the booth on Mondays.
NFL insider Barry Jackson reported that Steve Levy, Dan Orlovsky and Louis Riddick are among the candidates to land in the booth for the 2020 season:
Have confirmed that Steve Levy getting serious consideration for MNF play by play. Orlovsky, Riddick among analyst candidates but ESPN in no rush. Tessitore, McFarland out on MNF, source confirms.
— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) May 9, 2020
Jackson notes that ESPN isn’t in a hurry to make anything official. Indeed, though the NFL schedule was released this week, it remains to be seen if games can start on time amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
We’ll see what happens in the coming weeks, but after missing out on Peyton Manning and others again this offseason, it seems the MNF booth will look drastically different.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
