"I’m obviously surprised and disappointed. As I told the Diamondbacks, I’m very appreciative to have had the opportunity to connect with our fan base these past 14 years."
"If I’m doing this and spending time away from my family, there’s a reason. I want to call the best games possible and be in the best situation to talk ball and have fun with it."
"This is the biggest season yet for ESPN, and Apple Music is perfect to help carry that energy from Monday Night Football all the way through to the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show.”
"The alternate telecast debuted in 2021 and has since won multiple Sports Emmy Awards. It runs across 11 regular-season games this year, plus a February 14 alternate telecast of Super Bowl LXI — the first ManningCast of a championship game."
"Sports debate has always been at its best when it challenges its audience to think, question and engage. Saturday provided an opportunity to do exactly that and missed it. The Protect College Sports Act deserved a conversation, not a campaign pitch."
"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."
"I’m obviously surprised and disappointed. As I told the Diamondbacks, I’m very appreciative to have had the opportunity to connect with our fan base these past 14 years."