{"id":2235016,"date":"2024-05-01T20:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T00:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-host-points-to-alarming-reason-why-cbs-may-have-fired-nfl-stars-going-to-get-yourself-in-trouble\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T20:41:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T00:41:48","slug":"espn-host-points-to-alarming-reason-why-cbs-may-have-fired-nfl-stars-going-to-get-yourself-in-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-host-points-to-alarming-reason-why-cbs-may-have-fired-nfl-stars-going-to-get-yourself-in-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN analyst highlights concerning reason for CBS firing NFL players &#8211; &#8216;Risking Trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fespn-host-points-to-alarming-reason-why-cbs-may-have-fired-nfl-stars-going-to-get-yourself-in-trouble%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=2235016&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>The decision by CBS to dismiss veteran NFL stars\u2062 Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-education-board-member-under-investigation-after-social-media-posts-about-schools-brainwashing-children\/\" title=\"Utah Education Board Member probed for criticizing schools' influence on children.\">raising \u200cconcerns<\/a> about the network&#8217;s approach. ESPN&#8217;s Michael Kay\u2064 suggests that the move may backfire, hinting that \u200cage and the quest\u200c for youthful faces in the industry played a key \u200crole in the decision. The \u200csituation reflects\u200d broader trends in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-nba-announcer-marv-albert-to-retire-at-the-conclusion-of-the-2021-nba-eastern-conference-finals\/\" title=\"Legendary NBA Announcer Marv Albert To Retire At The Conclusion Of The 2021 NBA Eastern Conference Finals\">sports broadcasting<\/a>. CBS&#8217;s\u200d dismissal of NFL\u200c veterans Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason sparks concerns about\u2062 the network&#8217;s \u2064strategy. Michael Kay from ESPN warns that focusing\u200b on youth over experience could have negative consequences. This shift\u200d mirrors the trend towards younger\u200c personalities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-clay-travis-says-identity-politics-is-reason-for-lack-of-coverage-in-deshaun-watson-sexual-assault-story\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Clay Travis Says Identity Politics Is Reason For Lack Of Coverage In Deshaun Watson Sexual Assault Story\">sports media<\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>   <\/p>\n<h2>ESPN Host Points to Alarming Reason Why CBS May Have Fired NFL Stars &#8211; &#8216;Going to Get Yourself in Trouble&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 1, 2024 at 4:23pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>One commentator says that the decision by CBS to fire Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason could come back to haunt the network.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Kay, in comments on his ESPN Radio show, suggested age was a major reason CBS lopped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2-star-qbs-fired-nfl-today-major-cbs-shift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simms<\/a> and Esasion and installed Matt Ryan, 38, and J.J. Watt, 35, on its \u201cThe NFL Today\u201d show, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/01\/sports\/michael-kay-questions-if-cbs-ousted-boomer-esiason-phil-simms-over-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Simms, 68, and Esiason, 63, were veterans with proven CBS track records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoomer\u2019s been there 22 years, Phil 26 years,\u201d Kay said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Michael Kay wonders why The NFL Today on CBS moved on from Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5flMHAj36D\">pic.twitter.com\/5flMHAj36D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1785398662308286545?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI hope CBS buttoned everything up. Because if you\u2019re getting rid of guys just because of their age, you\u2019re going to get yourself in trouble. Can\u2019t fire somebody because of their age,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike people say, they\u2019re always looking for the next person,\u201d Simms said after word came out that he was out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think they were fired because of their age?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve heard they like young people too. OK \u2026 Whatever the bosses want, that\u2019s what they do. And I understand that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2024\/04\/29\/boomer-esiason-phil-simms-out-nfl-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, neither Simms nor Esiason pushed back publicly about being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-fans-remind-patrick-mahomes-biggest-obstacle-never-overcome-right-super-bowl-lviii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">given the ax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">radio show<\/a>, Esiason said \u201cI am stepping away from \u2018The NFL Today\u2019 on CBS \u2014 more their decision than maybe mine, but I really thought that the Super Bowl was my swan song.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Great 26 yrs run with CBS SPORTS. Even though that part of my career is over I look forward to what is next..<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Simms (@PhilSimmsQB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilSimmsQB\/status\/1784943898923524327?\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In an Op-Ed on <a href=\"https:\/\/frontofficesports.com\/why-both-phil-simms-and-boomer-esiason-are-out-at-cbs-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Front Office Sports<\/a>, Michael McCarthy seconded the notion that age was the key factor in the decision, writing \u201cWelcome to the latest episode of \u2018No Country for Old Men.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, most of the NFL\u2019s broadcast partners are obsessed with getting \u2018younger.\u2019 They like hiring 30-something analysts like Ryan, who are fresh off the field and experts in today\u2019s pass-happy NFL. They\u2019re also worried they can\u2019t replace pro football\u2019s aging viewership with younger, more diverse viewers,\u201d he wrote, noting that other sports shows have installed younger faces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecond, new boss David Berson is putting his stamp on CBS Sports,\u201d McCarthy wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen new CEOs come in, they install their own people and vision. It\u2019s no different than a new manager coming into an MLB club. They don\u2019t keep the old guy\u2019s coaches,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy said that Nate Burleson, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lions-head-coach-responds-backlash-controversial-4th-decisions-ending-detroits-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Lions<\/a> wide receiver, \u201chas emerged as the biggest crossover sports\/news\/entertainment star since Michael Strahan\u201d and will get his time to fully shine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf networks have a prototype for the NFL analyst of the future, he\u2019s it,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. 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Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">lying leftist media<\/a> and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN analyst warns of CBS potentially facing repercussions for firing NFL stars Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason. 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