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2020 NFL Offseason Thread

Thinking large and outside the box, ESPN plans to attempt to acquire Al Michaels from NBC Sports for “Monday Night Football,” The Post has learned.

ESPN would like to team Michaels with Peyton Manning in its dream booth, according to sources. Manning is now ESPN’s top choice as analyst after Tony Romo agreed to his 10-year, $180 million deal to remain with CBS last week.
ESPN has also shown interest in free-agent quarterback Philip Rivers, according to sources. Rivers, 38, has said he intends to continue playing. NFL free agency officially begins March 18, but agents can start talking to teams on March 16.

Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland are ESPN’s current MNF team, but the network is strongly considering a change.

If ESPN had been able to sign Romo, it hoped to bring in Michaels as his partner, according to sources.
 
Peyton Manning's Monday nights might be getting a bit busier. ESPN is reportedly set to throw a ton of money at the future Hall of Fame quarterback to get him into the Monday Night Football booth.

Michael McCarthy is reporting ESPN is prepared to offer Manning between $18 and $20 million a year to call Monday Night Football. That end Tony Romo's reign as the highest-paid NFL analyst almost before it began.

This is huge news, though it's no secret Manning has been sought-after as a potential in-booth analyst since he retired from the NFL in 2015. So far he's resisted overtures but this might be too much money to turn down.

According to McCarthy's report, Manning met with ESPN executives over the last few days as they discussed a potential deal. Manning is currently working with the network on the ESPN+ documentary series Peyton's Places.
The five-time NFL MVP will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
 
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