Mike Greenberg would be the new host of “Sunday NFL Countdown” as ESPN units up its lineup for its first Tremendous Bowl in 2027, a supply briefed on the matter informed The Athletic on Tuesday.
Greenberg replaces Sam Ponder who was fired final week with one-year and greater than one million {dollars} left on her contract. Whereas she can be paid in full, ESPN made the transfer to tidy up its books with the fiscal yr concluding on the finish of September.
Nonetheless, the Ponder resolution was additionally designed to advertise Greenberg, a long-time favourite of ESPN executives. Because the host of day by day “Get Up” on TV and “Greeny” on radio, Greenberg is already a ubiquitous presence on the community. Greenberg had a quick run because the lead NBA host earlier than relinquishing these duties to Malika Andrews final season. He additionally hosts the NFL Draft on ESPN, which is taken into account a prestigious task.
Greenberg, 57, receives the job over Laura Rutledge, an up-and-coming star on the community. Though on the rise, this marks the second time within the final yr that Rutledge, the host of the day by day “NFL Stay,” has misplaced out to a longtime ESPN anchor.
Simply earlier than final season, Scott Van Pelt was named the host of Monday Night time Soccer’s “NFL Countdown” over Rutledge. Van Pelt’s Monday program has additionally been revamped as Jason Kelce changed the just lately fired Robert Griffin III. Kelce joins analysts Marcus Spears and Ryan Clark on Mondays.
On Sundays, Greenberg’s primary set will embody Randy Moss, Tedy Bruschi, Rex Ryan and Alex Smith; in addition to insider Adam Schefter.
ESPN and ABC could have the Tremendous Bowl for the primary time in 2027, and the community executives are designing its weekly units for that large second within the firm’s historical past.
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