Chris Simms had already tipped off the social team at NBC and Pro Football Talk with the potential scoop. A recent phone call with his father had him expecting his father would make good on his comments that he would be open to letting Abdul Carter wear his retired No. 11 jersey. Then came a … 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
Phil Simms took issue with Tom Brady’s recent analysis about young quarterbacks. Speaking with Stephen A. Smith last week, Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion, who is set to join the top Fox NFL booth, called it a “tragedy” that young quarterbacks are starting too quickly in their professional careers. On his Bleav podcast “Simms … 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
Phil Simms had a feeling his time with CBS would soon be ending. “It wasn’t a great surprise,” Simms said on the “Front Office Sports Today” podcast of his recent dismissal from the network. “I knew there was probably going to be some change or thought there would be. So, I think that makes it … 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
Phil Simms has no plans on slowing down following his shocking ouster from “The NFL Today,” but he believes there are more probable opportunities for him in the broadcasting space than others. When speaking this week to Front Office Sports, Simms — who was cut Monday from CBS’ NFL studio show, along with Boomer Esiason, … 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
Phil Simms has been in the national TV spotlight for three decades. Ever since he was cut by the Giants after being a Pro Bowler in 1993, he has been an analyst with ESPN, NBC and CBS. Now, at 68 with his engine for the job still full, Simms is in some limbo as his … Read more