Herm Edwards Scooped Up By ESPN

Thursday, January 29, 2009


Herm Edwards was said to be taking a year off, but that will just be from coaching. The former Jets and KC Coach will be joining ESPN starting in mid-February, and will be under contract for one year. Via ESPN PR....

Former Kansas City Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards is joining ESPN as a NFL studio analyst. Edwards will appear on NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPNEWS and other programs throughout the year in addition to contributing analysis on ESPN Radio and other platforms. He is scheduled to start in mid February.

A head coach for the last eight NFL seasons, Edwards coached the New York Jets from 2001-05 and most recently the Chiefs (2006-08). He led his teams to four playoff appearances, including 2004 when his Jets squad finished with a 10-6 regular season record and advanced to the AFC Divisional Playoffs. Edwards, who also guided the Chiefs to a Wild Card berth in 2006, is one of only four NFL coaches to lead two different teams to the playoffs in his first season as head coach with those teams.

“Herm is well-liked and highly respected throughout the league, and his insights and opinions as a former coach will make a tremendous addition to our year-round NFL coverage,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president, production.

Edwards, who worked a brief stint at ESPN during the 2008 NFL offseason as a guest analyst, added: "I'm excited about the opportunity to join the ESPN team and offer my insight as a former player and head coach. I'm going to be truthful with my opinions on all the issues that take place on and off the field of play."
I wasn't a fan of Edwards' brief stint on ESPN in 2008, but that was mainly because current coaches and players are afraid to say anything controversial while still in the league. Hopefully Herm can provide a little bit more this go around, and the addition of another NFL analyst can mean the eventual dropping of a current someone who doesn't belong on the network (*ahem* Emmitt *ahem*)

Posted by Awful Announcing at 1:12 PM

6 Comments:

Makes sense; an incompetent broadcast needs more incompetent people.

GMoney said...
Jan 29, 2009, 1:24:00 PM  

We can build on this.

JFreak said...
Jan 29, 2009, 1:29:00 PM  

Herm is probably taking the seat vacated by Floyd Reese's departure to the Patriots front office.

ESPN should still clear some more dead weight.

Jan 29, 2009, 1:33:00 PM  

Does this mean Simmons can't make fun of him anymore? I think his first assignment should be an appearance on the BS Report.

walnuts said...
Jan 29, 2009, 2:02:00 PM  

You play to win the... Oh, wait. never mind.

JamesCraven said...
Jan 29, 2009, 4:33:00 PM  

Damn, I LOVED it when he had that "the bears are who we thought they were" rant and "we talkin' 'bout practice?"

man I love Herm, best press conferences ever...

ummfada said...
Jan 30, 2009, 12:56:00 PM  

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