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ESPN PUTS THE STAKE IN SALISBURY
As you likely already know, Sean Salisbury is out at ESPN. (I was out of pocket when the e-mail from ESPN announcing the departure came through the line.)
The move was, in our view, long overdue. Per USA Today, Salisbury's contract had expired. He likely sealed his fate with that disgraceful on-air dissing of John Clayton last month, during which Salisbury called Clayton the "Cryptkeeper."
As regular visitors to this site know, we don't care much for Salisbury. He's loud, he's a jerk, and far too often he speaks in sweeping absolutes. Also, he reportedly was suspended for showing cell-phone photos of his ***** to colleagues at the network. Frankly, we're surprised he lasted there as long as he did.
True to form, Salisbury is crowing about his departure.
"I have grown as much as I can at ESPN and decided to expand my horizons," Salisbury said in a statement. "I have created a brand and it's time to expand into other opportunities in TV, radio, Internet, publishing, movies and public speaking, among others. My resume speaks for itself as a football analyst, and I believe I can talk all sports with the best of them."
Hey, Sean -- a periodic cameo in an Adam Sandler flick doesn't make you an actor. A web site that looks like crap and that rarely was updated before it went off line won't turn you into an Internet mogul.
Publishing? Please. (Unless, of course, you've got a proposal for "Cell Phone Porn for Dummies.")
Sean Salisbury needed ESPN far more than ESPN needed him, and unless he plan to handle weekend sports at the UPN affiliate in Tallahassee, his broadcasting career is officially over.
POSTED 4:01 p.m. EST, February 26, 2008
ESPN HIRES CRIS CARTER by Michael David Smith
ESPN announced today that former Eagles, Vikings and (briefly) Dolphins wide receiver Cris Carter will join the network as a TV analyst on April 1.
In its announcement, ESPN said Carter will work as an analyst on the NFL Draft and on NFL Live, SportsCenter and other shows, but it did not say if he will work on Sunday NFL Countdown. Whether Carter joins the Countdown crew may depend on whether Keyshawn Johnson stays with the gang in Bristol or leaves broadcasting to return to the NFL, where he is believed to have a standing offer to sign with the Miami Dolphins.
Carter previously worked as an analyst on HBO's Inside the NFL. All of the other Inside the NFL analysts last year were moonlighting on HBO and had high-profile jobs on other networks, but HBO was Carter's only gig, so when HBO decided not to bring back Inside the NFL for the 2008 season, he was left without a broadcasting job.
Now Carter joins a crowded field of former players who are now studio analysts that includes Mike Ditka, Merril Hoge, Tom Jackson, Mark Schlereth, Emmitt Smith and Steve Young.
As you likely already know, Sean Salisbury is out at ESPN. (I was out of pocket when the e-mail from ESPN announcing the departure came through the line.)
The move was, in our view, long overdue. Per USA Today, Salisbury's contract had expired. He likely sealed his fate with that disgraceful on-air dissing of John Clayton last month, during which Salisbury called Clayton the "Cryptkeeper."
As regular visitors to this site know, we don't care much for Salisbury. He's loud, he's a jerk, and far too often he speaks in sweeping absolutes. Also, he reportedly was suspended for showing cell-phone photos of his ***** to colleagues at the network. Frankly, we're surprised he lasted there as long as he did.
True to form, Salisbury is crowing about his departure.
"I have grown as much as I can at ESPN and decided to expand my horizons," Salisbury said in a statement. "I have created a brand and it's time to expand into other opportunities in TV, radio, Internet, publishing, movies and public speaking, among others. My resume speaks for itself as a football analyst, and I believe I can talk all sports with the best of them."
Hey, Sean -- a periodic cameo in an Adam Sandler flick doesn't make you an actor. A web site that looks like crap and that rarely was updated before it went off line won't turn you into an Internet mogul.
Publishing? Please. (Unless, of course, you've got a proposal for "Cell Phone Porn for Dummies.")
Sean Salisbury needed ESPN far more than ESPN needed him, and unless he plan to handle weekend sports at the UPN affiliate in Tallahassee, his broadcasting career is officially over.
POSTED 4:01 p.m. EST, February 26, 2008
ESPN HIRES CRIS CARTER by Michael David Smith
ESPN announced today that former Eagles, Vikings and (briefly) Dolphins wide receiver Cris Carter will join the network as a TV analyst on April 1.
In its announcement, ESPN said Carter will work as an analyst on the NFL Draft and on NFL Live, SportsCenter and other shows, but it did not say if he will work on Sunday NFL Countdown. Whether Carter joins the Countdown crew may depend on whether Keyshawn Johnson stays with the gang in Bristol or leaves broadcasting to return to the NFL, where he is believed to have a standing offer to sign with the Miami Dolphins.
Carter previously worked as an analyst on HBO's Inside the NFL. All of the other Inside the NFL analysts last year were moonlighting on HBO and had high-profile jobs on other networks, but HBO was Carter's only gig, so when HBO decided not to bring back Inside the NFL for the 2008 season, he was left without a broadcasting job.
Now Carter joins a crowded field of former players who are now studio analysts that includes Mike Ditka, Merril Hoge, Tom Jackson, Mark Schlereth, Emmitt Smith and Steve Young.
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