EspN’s new “Monday Night Football” team and other network staff participated in a convention Wednesday to discuss next season. Topics include: The national anthem’s demo option and how “MNF” would cope with this live broadcast.
Stephanie Druley, executive vice president for occasions and studio production, said ESPN’s policy is to cover the anthem when it’s of journalistic interest, and that the team won’t hesitate to hide social justice protests.
“We do not see the motion of social justice as political; it’s social justice,” Druley said.
Druley said she wasn’t sure “MNF” covered the national anthem’s performance during the season, but guaranteed she would when the Tennessee Titans made a stopover at the Denver Broncos.
The “MNF” team presents 3 new faces this season. Veteran host Steve Levy and analysts Louis Riddick and Brian Griese hire journalist Lisa Salters for season 51 of the show. This is the fifth replacement on the “MNF” team since 2012 – when Salters first registered.
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Levy, who joined ESPN in 1993, played consistently with the NFL, NHL and XFL games with the host of “SportsCenter”. Levy said that at the age of 10, he spent Monday nights with his circle of relatives watching and not getting up. beaten enough to see the end of a stellar-time game.
“I’m absolutely ecstatic,” he says. The task of dreams is so clichéd to me now, but I can’t think of anything that makes it better for me personally. “
Riddick, a former NFL safety, signed up for ESPN in 2013 and also shared memories of having a late bed with his father on Monday night to watch his favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys. for the crew.
“I need the assignments that challenge you the most,” Riddick said. “You need the biggest scene and you need the pressure. You’re looking for pressure.
Griese, a former NFL quarterback and Hall of Fame son Bob Griese, all about the team.
“I’ve been in groups all my life, and now being part of the team” Monday Night Football “is the next big opportunity, and I can’t wait to get started,” he said.
Salters is the only member of the “MNF” team to return and the oldest reporter in the show’s history. You are discovered in a situation: you will not be allowed to stay out of it. The replacement comes as a reaction to COVID-19.
Salters said it’s a good thing the restrictions are dimten as the season progresses.
“Anyway, I’m hoping the NFL can take a look at what the NBA has done, what the university is doing to see what can be done safely.
Salters’ role is not the only one directly affected by the new pandemic precautions. As a general rule, Druley said, there are 225 workers in an “MNF” game, and this has been reduced to 130.
“That’s the reality, ” he said Druley. Es like betting the game; until he succeeds on the field, he won’t know, but everyone has been put in a position to succeed in difficult circumstances.