"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
"The Buccaneers’ 20-19 win over the Texans averaged 17.4 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and NFL+, according to Nielsen fast national data. That figure makes it ESPN’s most-watched Week 2 game since 2008"
"If you want personality, rough-and-tumble football talk, well-conceived segments, and top-of-the-line analysis, ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown is appointment viewing for sure"
"...Tom Brady has chosen the path of Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth, all the lead announcers to go from the field into the booth and suffer the slings and arrows of the criticism that comes along with that."
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”