"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."
"Greg is a legend in the broadcast industry and beyond, and I will work passionately to continue his elite standard of excellence both in the booth and in the community."
"But this means that as I type this to you, right now, our weird little show about journalism is genuinely independent – and searching for a new licensing partner (more good news on that front soon, I hope)."
"To paraphrase Ron Swanson, he’s a tourist, vacationing in issues and debates to take pictures for his scrapbook or to make sure the people, who take the issues he parachutes into seriously, remember him"
"To know that I’ll spend the next five years with my NBC family telling the stories of the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the NBA Playoffs, and the WNBA Finals is more than a dream come true"
"I see recently some people have just said, 'Enough, man. Enough of Stephen A. every time you turn around, Stephen A.’s in your face. He’s on this show, he’s on that.'"
"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."