Cris Collinsworth’s ‘slide’ origin story comes with fascinating Al Michaels twist

Cris Collinsworth’s ‘slide’ origin story comes with fascinating Al Michaels twist

Cris Collinsworth’s famous smooth “slide” in the NBC broadcast booth was actually born out of necessity. Collinsworth has since retired the move but it was a topic brought up by Eli Manning on ESPN’s “ManningCast” during Cowboys-Bengals on Monday night. Reacting to the former Giants quarterback’s deadpan introduction, Collinsworth revealed he started doing the slide … Read more

Eli Manning calls out Cris Collinsworth’s past criticism in revisited clip on ‘ManningCast’: ‘What the heck’

Eli Manning calls out Cris Collinsworth’s past criticism in revisited clip on ‘ManningCast’: ‘What the heck’

Cris Collinsworth’s words came back to haunt him Monday night. Before the Bengals clinched a 27-20 win over the Cowboys on “Monday Night Football,” Collinsworth appeared on ESPN’s “ManningCast” and was called out by Eli Manning over previous comments made about the former Giants quarterback’s athleticism — or, in the “Sunday Night Football” commentator’s opinion, … Read more

Cris Collinsworth’s Daniel Jones comments could not have come at a worse time in Giants thrashing

Cris Collinsworth’s Daniel Jones comments could not have come at a worse time in Giants thrashing

This certainly didn’t age well. Cris Collinsworth’s comments about Daniel Jones’ resiliency Sunday could not have come at a worse time as the Giants quarterback endured sack after sack in what was an abysmal 40-0 loss to the Cowboys in the season opener. In the final minutes of the fourth quarter, Collinsworth remarked on the … Read more