Boomer Esiason isn’t backing down from his Abdul Carter eruption. The former NFL quarterback and WFAN radio host crushed the Giants’ No. 3 overall pick in 2025 after he questioned Jaxson Dart’s introduction of President Trump at Rockland Community College last week. “It’s amazing how people just take what you say,” Esiason said Wednesday on … Read more
Boomer Esiason didn’t mince words about Abdul Carter’s criticism of Jaxson Dart. Esiason called Carter a “child” in a scathing rant after the Giants’ 2025 first-round pick reacted negatively to Dart introducing President Donald Trump at Rockland Community College in New York last week. “To put this out like a child on social media is … Read more
The question hanging over WFAN right now is whether former morning show host Craig Carton will return to the station after his Fox Sports show, “Breakfast Ball” was canceled last summer. Boomer Esiason, Carton’s former co-host at WFAN, seems to think it’s a strong possibility. Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock “If they want to put him back … Read more
Juan Soto was the sole reason the Mets didn’t get no-hit in Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to the Guardians, but Boomer Esiason has no sympathy for the superstar outfielder amid this ugly slide. “He’s got a nice smile on his face and he’s laughing. I’m sick of it,” Esiason said on WFAN’s “Boomer and Gio” show … Read more
Boomer Esiason caused a stir when he said Derek Jeter seemed “elitist” for skipping this year’s Yankees Old-Timers’ Day, and the WFAN host is doubling down. Jeter says he’s missing the event, a celebration of the Yankees’ 2000 World Series team, for his daughter’s birthday party, but Esiason isn’t convinced that’s the real reason. “I … Read more
The Yankees will be commemorating the 2000 World Series team at Old-Timers’ Day in August, but a rather crucial member of that team won’t be in attendance. Derek Jeter isn’t showing up, which has gotten WFAN hosts Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti a bit riled up. “It’s a little bit insulting … I think he … Read more
Yankees radio announcer Dave Sims has no regrets about taking time off in May to see his son, despite his WFAN colleague’s dismay. Sims, in his first year in the Yankees booth after taking over for the retired John Sterling, addressed Boomer Esiason criticizing him for taking the Yankees-A’s series off just more than a … Read more
The Knicks have struggled at home throughout the playoffs. Who’s to blame? Is it Tom Thibodeau? The players? Well, WFAN host Boomer Esiason has chosen his scapegoat for the team’s 3-5 mark at MSG this postseason. “I think [the Knicks] are sick and tired of all the damn celebrities at home,” Esiason said on the … Read more
The Yankees’ newest announcer is already catching some flak. WFAN’s Boomer Esiason didn’t hold back after Dave Sims elected to skip the Yankees’ series against the A’s, fewer than 40 games into his tenure as the radio station’s play-by-play announcer for the team. “I’ve worked with Dave, great guy,” Esiason said on the “Boomer and … Read more
Shedeur Sanders apparently isn’t the only person who “torpedoed” his NFL draft chances. When discussing the former Colorado quarterback’s stunning slide over the weekend to the fifth round in the 2025 NFL Draft, with the Browns grabbing him at No. 144 overall, Boomer Esiason claimed Monday the 23-year-old Sanders wasn’t on draft boards at the … Read more
James Brown misses two longtime faces of the “NFL Today” table. During a recent appearance on the “SI Media with Jimmy Traina” podcast, Brown — an 18-year veteran on the CBS program — lamented about pals Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason, who exited “NFL Today” as part of a major shakeup earlier this year. “Flat … Read more
CBS studio host James Brown recently expressed disappointment in the stunning “NFL Today” departures of colleagues Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms last month. During an appearance on the “Sports Business Radio” podcast this week, Brown said “there’s sadness” over the shakeup at the CBS show, which added former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and Texans legend … Read more
Ex-CBS broadcaster Boomer Esiason is teasing a potential partnership between the NFL and Netflix for new signature game broadcasts. “Do not be surprised if the NFL and Netflix get in bed for a nice little Christmas Day football games,” Esiason said on his “Boomer and Gio” WFAN show with co-host Gregg Giannotti on Wednesday. Esiason … Read more
Boomer Esiason isn’t too worked up about CBS replacing him on their “The NFL Today” show because leaving was something he was contemplating anyway — and sooner rather than later. The WFAN host, who along with fellow former New York quarterback Phil Simms will no longer be on the show, said during an interview on … Read more
Michael Kay has some concerns over CBS’s decision to move on from Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason. On his ESPN Radio show on Tuesday, Kay wondered if the network’s decision to cut ties with the two former quarterbacks in favor of Matt Ryan and J.J. Watt was based on age. Simms, 68, and Esiason, 63, … Read more
Matt Ryan used his unofficial retirement year to set up his broadcasting career. And now that he’s officially retired, Ryan is being thrust into the media spotlight. Ryan will join the “The NFL Today” show this upcoming season after the network shockingly moved on from former New York quarterbacks Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms. J.J. … Read more
CBS is benching a pair of former New York quarterbacks. Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms are out at the “The NFL Today” as the NFL studio show undergoes a huge makeover with Matt Ryan and JJ Watt joining James Brown, Nate Burleson and Bill Cowher. The former Jets quarterback announced on Monday morning that he … Read more
Hopefully Taylor Swift keeps a receipt. Boomer Esiason floated a theory that Swift will ask the NFL to reimburse her for her flight from Tokyo to Las Vegas this weekend, when she’ll watch boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Chiefs face off against the 49ers in Super Bowl 2024, and that the league also provides one … Read more
It was an eventful commute home for the “NFL Today” crew. Boomer Esiason explained how he, along with Bill Cowher and Nate Burleson, had to deal with an angry Ravens fan at the Baltimore Amtrak station on Sunday evening after the Chiefs’ 17-10 AFC Championship game victory. According to Esiason, who was relaying the story … Read more
Joe Benigno opened up a can of worms, and it has left Boomer Esiason steaming. Benigno, the semi-retired WFAN host who still makes sporadic appearances on the radio station, sent tremors through the Jets universe on Monday when he alleged on “Evan & Tiki” that head coach Robert Saleh doesn’t like Zach Wilson based on … Read more