• What ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ booth may look like after shakeup

    What ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ booth may look like after shakeup

    The expected is now official. ESPN has informed Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland they are out of the “Monday Night Football” booth, a source confirmed. Steve Levy on play-by-play and analysts Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick and/or Brian Griese remain the favorites as the replacements, which The Post first reported early last month. ESPN has also …
  • Drew Brees picks NBC over ESPN in ‘Monday Night Football’ setback

    Drew Brees picks NBC over ESPN in ‘Monday Night Football’ setback

    Drew Brees is signing with NBC Sports over ESPN in a move that will make him a fixture on NFL telecasts after he finishes playing, The Post has learned. In a contract that will begin after Brees retires from the Saints, the 41-year-old will be groomed as the potential replacement for Cris Collinsworth on “Sunday …
  • ESPN’s awkward Drew Brees chase isn’t stopping after $50 million Saints deal

    ESPN’s awkward Drew Brees chase isn’t stopping after $50 million Saints deal

    While ESPN has Drew Brees in its sights after he retires, Steve Levy, Louis Riddick and Dan Orlovsky have emerged as top candidates for next season’s “Monday Night Football” booth, The Post has learned. ESPN hasn’t yet fully decided if it will go with Levy, Orlovsky and/or Riddick, but it is trying to sign Brees …
  • ESPN’s Peyton Manning ‘Monday Night Football’ dream is dead

    ESPN’s Peyton Manning ‘Monday Night Football’ dream is dead

    Peyton Manning turned down ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” The Post has learned. Sources say the overriding factor was whether Manning finally wanted to enter the broadcast booth and commit to the weekly schedule in the fall. The answer remains no. Manning has declined to be an MNF analyst on multiple occasions, turning down basically every …