No wonder he never bothers even trying to go back coaching. Why the fukk would you with that job security and money coming your way.
And without the bullshyt and expectations. Dude is winning!!!
Jon Gruden of ESPN makes $6.5 milly - WUT?
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And without the bullshyt and expectations. Dude is winning!!!
That be a lot of dikkriding.
$6.5 million sounds crazy, til you find out what someone like Howard Stern, Jay Leno (or used to), David Letterman makes 
Also someone like Judge Judy makes bout $20-30 million a year
Also someone like Judge Judy makes bout $20-30 million a year
She makes $48M a yr tell people to stfu$6.5 million sounds crazy, til you find out what someone like Howard Stern, Jay Leno (or used to), David Letterman makes
Also someone like Judge Judy makes bout $20-30 million a year
Good gig wouldn't leave either. Dude just in the booth D. Riding qb's making up crap.
"Ohhh man this Aaron Rodgers is great, he eats 3 healthy portions a day, wakes up at 4 am leaves at 12 am.If I'm the Packers I'm letting Aaron slay all of our wives and personally re-populate the city of Green Bay, fantastic qb he is"
"Ohhh man this Aaron Rodgers is great, he eats 3 healthy portions a day, wakes up at 4 am leaves at 12 am.If I'm the Packers I'm letting Aaron slay all of our wives and personally re-populate the city of Green Bay, fantastic qb he is"
Thatrogueassdiaz
We're on the blood path now
This. Espn struggled for years to find the right team for MNF. At one point they had DENNIS MILLER and TONY CORNHEISER doing MNF. Gruden and Tirico ARE the faces of MNF now. And honestly it ahould stay that way. I just wish Gruden was on sunday nfl countdown
Jon Gruden ain't driving no major ratings, nor is he worth no damn 6.5 million a year! ESPN is making loot because people are tuning in to see the product itself, NFL Football, not Jon Gruden.Tirico, Theismann, and Kornheiser
ESPN had initially stated that its MNF team would consist of Al Michaels and Joe Theismann in the booth, with Michele Tafoya and Suzy Kolber serving as sideline reporters. However on February 8, 2006, ESPN announced that former NBA studio host Mike Tirico would replace Michaels in the booth in 2006, joined by Theismann, and Tony Kornheiser. ESPN announced the following day that it had "traded" the contract of Michaels to NBC in exchange for some NBCUniversal properties, including rights to Ryder Cup coverage, and the return of the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (a Walt Disney creation) to ESPN parent The Walt Disney Company after nearly 80 years of Universal ownership.[7]
ESPN's first Monday night broadcast was a preseason game held on August 14, 2006, when the Oakland Raiders visited the Minnesota Vikings, publicized as the return of Randy Moss to Minnesota for the first time since the Vikings traded him after the 2004 season. The telecast debuted with brand-new graphics, including a time-score box placed in the lower center of the screen; a variation of the MNF graphics began to be used on almost all sporting events televised by ESPN and ABC (the former of which effectively took over full responsibility of ABC's sports division that year, which was rebranded as ESPN on ABC). The first regular season Monday Night Football game to air on ESPN was on September 11, 2006, featuring the visiting Minnesota Vikings at the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field, in which the Vikings won 19–16.
The September 25 edition of Monday Night Football highlighted the New Orleans Saints' first game back in the Louisiana Superdome following Hurricane Katrina to take on the Atlanta Falcons. The game had a Super Bowl-like atmosphere with performances by the Goo Goo Dolls, U2 and Green Day before the game. The NFL tapped producer Don Mischer and director Hamish Hamilton to produce the event. FormerPresident George H. W. Bush handled the pregame coin toss. The Saints beat the Falcons 23–3 in what now ranks as one of the most-watched events in the history of cable television.
ESPN's October 23, 2006 game telecast between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys drew the largest audience in the history of cable television at the time, besting the previous mark set by a 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot. An average of 16,028,000 viewers (12.8 rating) watched as the Giants defeated the Cowboys, 36–22. ESPN's Monday Night Football telecasts now account for eight of the ten highest-rated programs in cable television history.
What would eventually be named the "NFL's comeback of the year" was played on Monday Night Football on October 16. Late in the third quarter, the massive underdog Arizona Cardinals led the Chicago Bears 23–3. Arizona seemed to have the game wrapped up, as rookie quarterback Matt Leinart was having a great day, and Arizona had forced six turnovers out of Chicago quarterback Rex Grossman. Chicago's defense then went on to score 14 points on fumble returns for touchdowns. With 2:58 left in the fourth quarter, and down 17–23, Chicago's Devin Hester returned a punt for a touchdown to take a 24–23 lead. Leinart then led the Cardinals down the field, only to have Neil Rackers miss a field goal, and Chicago went on to win.
At the conclusion of the 2006 season, ESPN had managed to secure all of the cable television audience records.[citation needed] Monday Night Football and its surrounding shoulder programming also became the most profitable franchise on cable television.
History of Monday Night Football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You mean the entertainment business pays well!?
BayArea Breez
GOAT Defensive Raider
He brings credibility to an otherwise credible-less @ESPN football analyst staff. Plus you have to pay him so he doesn't even think of interviewing for a coaching gig.
USSInsiders
Banned
Remember when Kornheiser was on MNF?
BayArea Breez
GOAT Defensive Raider
Would you rather Trent Dilfer scream, I mean call games?
HOLY SH!T he was terrible. I wish I remembered to come on here while that travesty was going on but I think I was too busy puking listening to Trent praise Kaep's incredible reads and progressions
HOLY SH!T he was terrible. I wish I remembered to come on here while that travesty was going on but I think I was too busy puking listening to Trent praise Kaep's incredible reads and progressions