{"id":2234186,"date":"2024-04-30T23:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T03:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-kelce-headed-to-monday-night-countdown-on-espn-as-cbs-shakes-up-nfl-today-crew\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T23:09:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T03:09:48","slug":"jason-kelce-headed-to-monday-night-countdown-on-espn-as-cbs-shakes-up-nfl-today-crew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-kelce-headed-to-monday-night-countdown-on-espn-as-cbs-shakes-up-nfl-today-crew\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Kelce joins &#8216;Monday Night Countdown&#8217; on ESPN as &#8216;NFL Today&#8217; crew undergoes changes at CBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjason-kelce-headed-to-monday-night-countdown-on-espn-as-cbs-shakes-up-nfl-today-crew%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2234186&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Retired Philadelphia\u2063 Eagles star \u200cJason Kelce is set to join ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;Monday\u200d Night Countdown&#8221; as CBS revamps its &#8220;NFL Today&#8221; team. Kelce, known for the\u2062 popular\u200c &#8220;New\u2064 Heights&#8221; podcast with brother Travis Kelce,\u200b embarks on \u2062his TV\u200c broadcasting career alongside hosts like Scott Van Pelt and Robert Griffin III starting the 2024 NFL season.\u2064 Multiple networks \u200bpursued Kelce post his 13-year NFL career.\u2064 The text provided is concise and summarizes the key \u200bpoints about Jason\u200c Kelce joining \u2063ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;Monday \u2062Night Countdown&#8221; and CBS restructuring its &#8220;NFL Today&#8221; team for the 2024 NFL season. It\u200c also highlights Kelce&#8217;s \u200btransition into TV broadcasting after his NFL career and the \u2063interest from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-73976-ballots-released-by-maricopa-county-56-1-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 73,976 Ballots Released By Maricopa County \u2014 56.1% FOR DONALD TRUMP\">multiple networks<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Retired Philadelphia Eagles Star <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jason-kelce\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jason Kelce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  is headed to \u201cMonday Night Countdown\u201d on ESPN as CBS announces a shakeup in its \u201cNFL Today\u201d crew.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The host of the hugely successful \u201cNew Heights\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/arnold-schwarzenegger-tells-kelce-brothers-the-one-movie-he-regrets-passing-on\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">podcast<\/span><\/a>  \u2013<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2013 which he cohosts with brother Kansas City Chief\u2019s star Travis Kelce \u2014 will officially start his TV broadcast career alongside hosts like Scott Van Pelt, Robert Griffin III, and Larry Fitzgerald of the popular pregame show beginning with the 2024 NFL season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/jason-kelce-tv-gig-espn-nfl-1235886108\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hollywood Reporter<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kelce was one of many current and former NFL players who participated in last year\u2019s NFL broadcast boot camp, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the outlet noted. During the camp, the league teaches players all about broadcasting and Kelce was seen as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-cites-australian-dishwasher-jobs-to-demand-more-cheap-labor\/\" title=\"NY Times Cites Australian Dishwasher Jobs to Demand More Cheap Labor\">star performer<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exactly where Kelce would land has been a hot topic during the offseason following his announcement in March that he was walking away from the league after 13 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multiple networks were reportedly pursuing him due to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the popularity of the Kelce brothers\u2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/podcast-travis-jason-kelce-wins-prize-iheartpodcast-awards-1235850321\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">podcast,<\/span><\/a> which was launched<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in September 2022, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jefffedotin\/2022\/12\/02\/how-travis-kelce-and-jason-kelces-new-heights-podcast-comes-together\/?sh=71ce38845bc4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forbes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  noted. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jason Kelce has signed a deal with ESPN to become the newest addition to the Monday Night Football pregame broadcast crew, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewMarchand?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AndrewMarchand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Congrats Jason! \ud83e\udd85 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jXMNbUoJMp\">pic.twitter.com\/jXMNbUoJMp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eagles Nation (@PHLEaglesNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PHLEaglesNation\/status\/1785002159894880597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The changes over at ESPN come after CBS announced that two of the longtime hosts of \u201cThe NFL Today,\u201d retired NFL players <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/nfl-today-matt-ryan-phil-simms-boomer-esiason-cbs-1235886006\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leaving<\/a> the show, per T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hollywood Reporter<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The network announced that the former NFL MVP QB Matt Ryan will move to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the pregame desk alongside Bill Cowher, JJ Watt, James Brown, and Nate Burleson for the upcoming season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMatt had an outstanding first year at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/cbs-sports\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CBS Sports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, excelling as both a studio and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drew-brees-announces-retirement\/\" title=\"Drew Brees Announces Retirement\">game analyst<\/a>,\u201d CBS Sports president and CEO David Berson said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-goodwin-ag-merrick-garlands-kid-gloves-vs-hunter-biden\/\" title=\"Michael Goodwin: AG Merrick Garland\u2019s Kid Gloves vs. Hunter Biden\">consummate team player<\/a> and a Hall of Fame person,\u201d the statement added. \u201cWe love the chemistry he has with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-places-ban-on-steven-crowder-over-makhia-bryant-video-crowder-look-what-youtube-does-allow\/\" title=\"YouTube Places Ban On Steven Crowder Over Ma\u2019Khia Bryant Video; Crowder: Look What YouTube Does Allow\">studio crew<\/a>, and we\u2019re excited to see him entertain NFL fans and share his passion, insight and perspective alongside JB, Nate, Coach and JJ.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPhil and Boomer set the standard of excellence for NFL analysts,\u201d Berson continued. \u201cWe are so grateful for their immeasurable contributions to CBS Sports. We genuinely thank them for being incredible teammates and for their passion, dedication and commitment to elevating CBS Sports\u2019 NFL coverage every season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simms joined CBS in 1998 and was the lead game analyst until he moved to the studio in 2017, while Esiason was on \u201cThe NFL Today\u201d for 22 years, the outlet noted. Both their CBS contracts expired after the Super Bowl in February, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nfl-cbs-ryan-simms-boomer-20f9cdd8b2b2ff894f06f3c9443da3b5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Associated Press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cGreat 26 yrs run with CBS SPORTS,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PhilSimmsQB\/status\/1784943898923524327\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  captioned his post on social media. \u201cEven though that part of my career is over I look forward to what is next.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jason-kelce-being-pursued-to-be-part-of-monday-night-football-crew-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Kelce Being Pursued To Be Part Of \u2018Monday Night Football\u2019 Crew:\u00a0Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Philadelphia Eagles player Jason Kelce joins ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;Monday Night Countdown&#8221; as CBS makes changes to its &#8220;NFL Today&#8221; lineup. Kelce, known for the popular podcast &#8220;New Heights&#8221; with brother Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, makes his debut on television, marking the beginning of his broadcasting journey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":2234187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/Jason-Kelce-Chiefs-Super-Bowl.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2234186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/Jason-Kelce-Chiefs-Super-Bowl.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2234186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2234187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2234186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2234186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2234186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}