ESPN pay cuts?

David Pollack ESPN salary: How much did football analyst make at sports network?.

Yes - I realize, anything that seems targeted on the Google agragater is suspect.

 

The first couple waves, everyone had nice landing spots: Wingo at one of the sports books (forget which one) is the best example. Now ESPN has dumped a bunch of high-priced talent, a bunch of them with the same skills/focus (football). Kolber can do the Today Show, fine. Gene Woj's work would fit in on somewhere like Sunday Morning. Where are Matt Hasselbeck, Andre Ware, David Pollack and a cast of a thousand other football guys gonna go? The market is flooded. The NFL Network ain't exactly expanding. Neither are RSNs. A bunch of folks downstream, maybe C-plus talents, are going to get flushed out of the system.

 

It has been apparent for several seasons that ESPN had more NFL on-air talent than it knew what to do with. I am not surprised at those layoffs in general, although some of the names did. I am less familiar with the college broadcasters, but I know they have/had a lot of them. However, with the SEC, Texas and the B1G having their own networks, there may be more places for those folks to land.

 

ESPN already owns the SEC and Longhorn networks, the later of which will be rump roast a year from now.

Maybe more high schools will start getting “say didn’t you used to be” coaches, a la Phillip Rivers and until recently Trent Dilfer.

 

Matt Hasselback made a gobsmacking $88 million during his career so don’t lose sleep over where he might go.

Matt Hasselbeck.

 

Mike Tyson made $300M in his career and pissed it all away. I hope Hasselbeck socked away a tenth of his earnings at least.

 

It is interesting - the former players and coaches let go shouldn't be hurting - isn't Steve Young still getting paid on that USFL deal? And he's a lawyer during the week - throw in that I can't remember anything he's said about anyone that I remembered. Most of these pre-game shows love grabbing future HOFers once they retire for marquee value, and the future HOFers realize a TV gig is a great way to remain relevant in the game until you hear the knock. How many non-HOFers are even on pre-game shows at this point?

 

Steve Young's last year of his annuity is either this year or next year — it was $40M over 40 years and he signed in 1984.

Why is it Bobby Bonilla Day and we never hear about Steve Young Day?

 

Is anyone as emotionally invested in the LA Express as the Mets?

 

As many if not more were emotionally invested in the Niners.