Fillipponi joked he didn't know whether or not he could swear during an appearance on SiriusXM before questioning why McAfee can get away with it on ESPN.
"Two minutes before I was like, ‘Based on the contract situation and based on the production versus what he costs, there’s no way you can go forward with Russell Wilson being your quarterback next year.'"
Digital platforms reward one thing above almost everything else: a glimpse into how the sausage gets made. I’ve written about this before, and the principle hasn’t changed. People who love your brand want to know everything about it.
"I’ve been in the business for fifty years and have been around some great sports teams, memories and personalities. Why not just go back and reconnect with all these moments and people?"
"If Griffin truly wants to champion sports journalism, his fight shouldn't be with the people entertaining audiences. It should be with the companies that decided entertainment was the better business model in the first place."
"In a business where so much of the attention goes to what's struggling — the layoffs, the consolidation, the ratings that slipped — this is a night that points the spotlight at people doing exceptional work."