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The Athletic, Sr. Sports Media Columnist, podcaster, AndrewMarchand.com

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NEWS: Dave Portnoy and Barstool off Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff, The Athletic has learned. www.nytimes.com/athletic/765...
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Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports are off Fox’s ‘Big Noon Kickoff’: Sources (Gift Article)
Portnoy's Barstool Sports has been a part of Fox's "Big Noon Kickoff" since last season.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🏈NEW COLUMN: The shame of Tony Romo's CBS fall www.nytimes.com/athletic/765...
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Romo's CBS Sports exit ends backward spiral in job that began with promise
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW POD: The twists in Connor Schell’s rise: ESPN, an Oscar, Bill Simmons, ‘Saban’ & ‘no regrets’ www.andrewmarchand.com/p/the-twists...
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The twists in Connor Schell’s rise: ESPN, an Oscar, Bill Simmons, ‘Saban’ & ‘no regrets’
Words+Pictures founder Connor Schell is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨🏈 NEWS: Amazon re-signs Kirk Herbstreit to call Thursday Night Football, but the deal contains outs for potential Sean McVay run, The Athletic has learned. www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...
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Prime extends Kirk Herbstreit for ‘Thursday Night Football,’ leaves door ajar for Sean McVay
Herbstreit's new contract with ESPN for his college football roles will be handled after the season ends.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Tom Brady up, Peyton Manning down
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Manningcast had 661K viewers during the second week of MNF, according to a source.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
⚾️ NEWS (w/@EvanDrellich): Why because of the media rights deals 60 games will be a leverage point during the expected lockout. Will the owners still be paid their $2B+ in rights even if there are no games? Answers www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
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In MLB lockout, 60 missed games could be the real deadline (Gift Article)
If a lockout occurs, 60 games — roughly the end of May, by the expected MLB schedule — will bring perhaps the most crucial leverage point.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Power Players: Joe Buck, David Berson, Pat McAfee & Brian Rolapp
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEWS: Matthew Berry to host new daily sports talk show on the Roku Channel, The Athletic has learned. www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
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Matthew Berry expanding beyond ‘Fantasy’ with new daily talk show on Roku Channel (Gift Article)
Arguably the most well-known fantasy football personality, Berry is shifting from NBC Sports to hub Roku Channel's daily sports lineup.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Brian Rolapp’s transformative revenue vision for the PGA Tour, the NFL and all of sports media www.andrewmarchand.com/p/brian-rola...
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Brian Rolapp’s transformative revenue vision for the PGA Tour, the NFL and all of sports media
Brian Rolapp, PGA Tour CEO, is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand”
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🏀📺 Craig Karmazin on how the Milwaukee Bucks will go from 34 percent to 100 percent of the local market having access to its team's games. Karmazin is a minority owner in the Bucks.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sports are about to ‘explode’ --- The ‘Good Karma’ around the future of sports, media and AI www.andrewmarchand.com/p/sports-are...
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Sports are about to ‘explode’ --- The ‘Good Karma’ around the future of sports, media and AI
Good Karma Sports Founder Craig Karmazin is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand”
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Craig Karmazin is my guest on the pod in the morning. Really great conversation. Sports are about to ‘explode’ --- The ‘Good Karma’ around the future of sports, media and AI Become a free or paid subscriber AndrewMarchand.com
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨🏈📺 NEWS: Joe Buck, ESPN agree to new $100M+, The Athletic has learned. Full details ... www.nytimes.com/athletic/760...
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Joe Buck agrees to new ESPN deal worth in excess of $100 million: Sources
The deal will keep Buck in the ESPN "Monday Night Football" booth into the new decade, including another Super Bowl for the network in 2031.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🏈 NEW POD: Grading the NFL Analysts: Tomlin, Watt, Kuechly & more open.substack.com/pub/andrewma...
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Grading the NFL Analysts: Tomlin, Watt, Kuechly & more
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🏈📺 NEW COLUMN: With Tony Romo banished, J.J. Watt showed some flashes in CBS No. 1 analyst audition www.nytimes.com/athletic/759...
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With Tony Romo banished, J.J. Watt showed flashes in audition for CBS’ No. 1 NFL job (Gift Article)
CBS' new NFL season kicked off this weekend with the network replacing its highly paid top game analyst with a future Hall of Famer.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🏈🏈 Fun pod with Ourand: What happened to the great 2026 NFL opt out renegotiation? substack.com/@marchandspo...
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NFL Media Rights Projection 4.0
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🏈📺 NEW COLUMN: On Mike Tomlin's NBC debut, he needs the 'tapeworm' to reach his potential www.nytimes.com/athletic/758...
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Mike Tomlin’s NFL debut for NBC: He needs the ‘tapeworm’ to reach his TV potential (Gift Article)
The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach made his much-anticipated 2026 regular season TV debut in the NFL's opening game in Seattle.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🏈 NEW COLUMN: Will Tony Romo return to CBS? It's the biggest TV question of the NFL season. www.nytimes.com/athletic/757...
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Is Tony Romo coming back to CBS this season? Plus 6 more must-know NFL TV storylines (Gift Article)
Coming off an eventful offseason, here are seven of the most compelling and dominant media storylines in the NFL this season.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🏈 Next season CBS has the Super Bowl, do they want Tony Romo in the booth for it? I don't think so.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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NFL! NFL! NFL!
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🏈NEWS: The Athletic released its inquiry into its former NFL insider Dianna Russini's relationship with Mike Vrabel and found she violated the company's standards. Full story on the report's findings. www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
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The Athletic’s review of Dianna Russini’s work concludes she was ‘noncompliant’ with standards
The NFL insider resigned in April after photos with her and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel were published.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Maria Taylor Tells It Like It Is: ‘Closed Mouths Don’t Get Fed’
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NEWS: Peter Schrager is getting his own daily ESPN show, The Athletic has learned. www.nytimes.com/athletic/755...
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🏈 FEATURE: Joel Klatt wanted to be the 'next Kirk Herbstreit.' Klatt may have surpassed him. www.nytimes.com/athletic/755...
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🏈🏈I will have a big college football TV feature in the morning. Available on the Worldwide Web via The Athletic.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Phase 2: Caitlin Clark TV Ratings Insanity
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Inside Pat McAfee’s ESPN Takeover
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🏈📺 NEWS: Pat McAfee: ESPN closing in on new ‘Monday Night Football’ alt-casts, The Athletic has learned. www.nytimes.com/athletic/752...
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Pat McAfee, ESPN closing in on new ‘Monday Night Football’ alt-cast as part of negotiations: Sources
If approved by the NFL, McAfee's "Monday Night Football" alt-cast would run during weeks when the Peyton and Eli "ManningCast" isn't airing.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
📺🏈 NEWS: Pat McAfee is expanding his ESPN role as a member of Monday Night Countdown www.nytimes.com/athletic/752...
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Pat McAfee joining ‘Monday Night Countdown’ as his ESPN role expands (Gift Article)
McAfee will contribute to ESPN's most valuable property in addition to his weekday talk show and starring role on "College GameDay.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🏈📺 Grading the NFL TV Offseason Moves open.substack.com/pub/andrewma...
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Grading the NFL TV Offseason Moves
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🏈More News: Who is going to replace Ian Rapoport on Prime Video? It's been added to the story 👇👇
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🏈📺A little more news (w/ @jaynabardahl.bsky.social): Amazon Prime Video had interest in Tom Pelissero for Ian Rapoport's old role on Thursday Night Football, The Athletic has learned. Full story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/751...
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Tom Pelissero joins Netflix’s NFL coverage after recent ESPN layoff
ESPN let Pelissero go last month amid restructuring following its acquisition of NFL Network.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🏈📺 NEWS: Luke Kuechly to replace Bill Belichick teaming with Peyton Manning on Xs and Os series, The Athletic has learned www.nytimes.com/athletic/751...
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Luke Kuechly to replace Bill Belichick on Peyton Manning’s NFL Xs and Os series
The newly minted Pro Football Hall of Famer will also be the lead analyst for Netflix's NFL game broadcasts.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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CBS' Tony Romo 'Super Bowl' exit strategy
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🏈📺 NEWS: After 15 years, Damien Woody out at ESPN, The Athletic has learned. I spoke to Damien about it. www.nytimes.com/athletic/750...
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Damien Woody latest on-air talent cut in ESPN’s summer shake-up
Woody joined ESPN as an NFL analyst in 2011 and will remain on-air through the end of the month.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🏈📺 NEW: Tony Romo will not be at CBS' NFL Media Day, but he will be the center of attention. www.nytimes.com/athletic/750...
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Tony Romo will not be at CBS’s NFL Media Day today. He will be the main subject (Gift Article)
Currently on leave from CBS, Romo will be replaced in the network's No. 1 NFL booth by J.J. Watt.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🎙️📻The Greatest Sports Talk Radio Hosts are ... www.andrewmarchand.com/p/the-greate...
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The Greatest Sports Talk Radio Hosts are ...
Ranking the Top 5 All-Time Sports Talk Radio Hosts on "Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media"
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
NEW POD: Tony Romo & CBS: What's Next ... open.substack.com/pub/andrewma...
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Tony Romo & CBS: What's Next ...
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🏈📺NEW COLUMN: 'The Worst Contract in Media History' -- Tony Romo & CBS At A Breaking Point www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
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Tony Romo, CBS at a breaking point after leave: ‘Worst contract in media history’ (Gift Article)
With Romo on leave and J.J. Watt in CBS's No. 1 NFL booth to replace him, what happens next?
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
⚾️📺NEWS: Karl Ravech is still laid off -- and he's back! Full story ... www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
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After ESPN layoff, Karl Ravech to continue to call MLB and Little League World Series
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"He lied" New pod on the Shohei Ohtani interpreter scandal ... 👇👇
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 30/07/2026
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LeBron James, ESPN close to major deal for ‘Last Dance’-esque documentary: Sources (Gift Article)
James recently signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the 76ers, looking to win his fifth championship in the NBA.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
👑🏀📺 NEWS: LeBron James & ESPN are closing in on a major deal for a 'Last Dance'-esque documentary, The Athletic has learned. www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
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LeBron James, ESPN close to major deal for ‘Last Dance’-esque documentary: Sources (Gift Article)
James recently signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the 76ers, looking to win his fifth championship in the NBA.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
NEW POD: Betrayal, $40M Debt & A Reporter Embedded Inside The Ohtani Interpreter Scandal open.substack.com/pub/andrewma...
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Betrayal, $40M Debt & A Reporter Embedded Inside The Ohtani Interpreter Scandal
ESPN Investigative reporter Tisha Thompson is the guest on "The Main Event with Andrew Marchand"
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Even if you didn't make $128M as a player and have a $180M contract, you should take an Uber or Lyft! Tony Romo was arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence. He is very lucky.
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🏈📺NEWS: Hall of Famer Luke Kuechly will be Netflix's No. 1 game analyst after recently wowing executives during a recent tryout, The Athletic has learned. www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
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Luke Keuchly to be Netflix's lead NFL game analyst for 2026 season
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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
NEW POD: The Real & Fake Victims of the ESPN Layoffs open.substack.com/pub/andrewma...
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The Real & Fake Victims of the ESPN Layoffs
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