SIAP: Tom Jackson Likely Done at ESPN

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Looks like Tom Jackson is done at ESPN.

The mass exodus of big-name talent from ESPN could be set to continue with Tom Jackson, who was described in multiple reports Monday as being close to parting ways with the network. The 65-year-old Jackson, a former Broncos linebacker, has been teamed with Chris Berman on popular NFL-related programs since 1987.

By some reports, Berman himself is entering his final year as a leading voice on ESPN's NFL coverage. "Sunday NFL Countdown" and "Monday Night Countdown" are undergoing major on-air personnel changes at a time when the network has lost the likes of Bill Simmons, Skip Bayless, Colin Cowherd and Mike Tirico.

Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News was the first to report Monday that Jackson was "likely" not to return to his familiar spot on the Sunday "Countdown" panel. "He's still weighing his options," Raissman quoted a source as saying. "This will be Tommy's call. … The situation is fluid."

"My guess is he is going to leave," another source told Raissman. In 2015, Jackson, a member of the Broncos' Ring of Fame, was given the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Pro Football Talk cited "multiple industry sources" in claiming that "Jackson won't be coming back." The website indicated that ESPN's re-hiring of Trent Dilfer, who had been rumored to be heading elsewhere for more money, was based on an expectation of the void Jackson would be leaving behind.

Jackson was selected by Denver in the fourth round of the 1973 NFL draft, and he went on to spend the entirety of his 14-year NFL career with that franchise. He was a three-time Pro Bowler, was named first-team all-pro after the 1977 season and played in two Super Bowls.

If Berman and Jackson both depart by 2017, "Sunday NFL Countdown" would have an entirely different look from 2015, when its panel also featured Cris Carter, Keyshawn Johnson and Mike Ditka, a trio that has been replaced with Dilfer, Randy Moss, Matt Hasselbeck and Charles Woodson.
 
Tom was excellent. . .

Now if they can get rid of Stephen A Smith . ..bit move in the right direction. . . .except he fits perfectly with their new "direction" . .. . . .have to be careful how I say that, commenting on the media is not viewed favorably here.

;)
 
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ESPN just can't provide enough relevant content....social media has stolen their thunder. It used to be that folks would sit down to watch Sports Center and learn everything that happened or was about to happen during a day. Now, obviously, we learn all the news we care to learn as it happens...real time.

As an old fart, I am amazed at the speed and quantity of information at the tip of my finger!

ESPN has become a dinosaur.....SMH
 
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Here is my 2 cents on ESPN. They realize that outside of live sports and original content they have nothing else to offer. So they are investing in tv contracts and shows like 30 for 30 while cutting cost at the personality level. No one cares about their 30 different "sports talk" shows where some over paid asshat tells us what he or she thinks. Also people are going to watch the live sports regardless of who is calling the game. So why spend money there. I think they are attempting to concentrate their funds where it matters and cut the fat. Of course that would mean that ESPN is run by someone other than complete morons and I doubt that is the case.
 
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DB1984 said:
ESPN just can't provide enough relevant content....social media has stolen their thunder. It used to be that folks would sit down to watch Sports Center and learn everything that happened or was about to happen during a day. Now, obviously, we learn all the news we care to learn as it happens...real time.

As an old fart, I am amazed at the speed and quantity of information at the tip of my finger!

ESPN has become a dinosaur.....SMH
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If this is true, then it makes perfect sense why they've turned into an analysis heavy network. If you can get the news anywhere, anytime then the analysis is all they really have to offer.

Kind of puts the change from news to analysis in a bit of a different perspective
 
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I think Espn is doing this just to create drama for a new 30 for 30. ESPN: the fall of a dynasty.
 
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DB1984 said:
ESPN just can't provide enough relevant content....social media has stolen their thunder. It used to be that folks would sit down to watch Sports Center and learn everything that happened or was about to happen during a day. Now, obviously, we learn all the news we care to learn as it happens...real time.

As an old fart, I am amazed at the speed and quantity of information at the tip of my finger!

ESPN has become a dinosaur.....SMH
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That is the truth. The world has changed.
 
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Retired strength athlete....

ESPN is dead to the employed male who pays taxes. The left wing garbage they spew (Caitlyn...) has driven viewers away along with social media.

Unfortunately, I see the LHN a casualty as part of the shift away from the Boys in Bristol.
 
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Just look at Disney stock. ESPN is the cash cow of that company. Disney has milked so much money out of ESPN and is desparate to respond to its decline. But Disney doesn't know whether to cut costs or try a new format and/or new content. I quit watching their news a long time ago as (for most news) it is about a 20 minute loop of content with 25 minutes of commercials and promos to sit through. After a while, even a DVR did not make it worthwhile.
 
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WLRetrievers said:
Retired strength athlete....

ESPN is dead to the employed male who pays taxes. The left wing garbage they spew (Caitlyn...) has driven viewers away along with social media.

Unfortunately, I see the LHN a casualty as part of the shift away from the Boys in Bristol.
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Don't agree, and weird how you incorporated political views in talking about sports center.

I don't know anyone who goes to watch ESPN for the latest minutia that can be found on the Internet.

It's different. I go to ESPN to watch games or highlights, listen to the commentators talking. I go to the Internet to read articles.

And always enjoyed tom. Wish him well and will miss his insight
 
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thadhayes said:
If this is true, then it makes perfect sense why they've turned into an analysis heavy network. If you can get the news anywhere, anytime then the analysis is all they really have to offer.

Kind of puts the change from news to analysis in a bit of a different perspective
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Newspapers began doing this years ago. Of course, it was too late when they finally got it, and the industry has never been the same. We'll see how things work out for ESPN
 
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Cris Carter is the worst. That narcissistic clown can't get through a segment without pumping his own ego or speaking of all the "adversity" he went through (i.e. Cocaine).
 
Anwar Richardson said:
Newspapers began doing this years ago. Of course, it was too late when they finally got it, and the industry has never been the same. We'll see how things work out for ESPN
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There is still, and will always be demand for news and information. Media organizations have to view themselves as content providers...regardless of the format. That's why you see newspaper websites dabbling in video and podcasts. TV news websites have written stories to go along with their videos.

Oh, and they better make the material easily readable and watchable on people's phones or they'll be made irrelevant.
 
WLRetrievers said:
Retired strength athlete....

ESPN is dead to the employed male who pays taxes. The left wing garbage they spew (Caitlyn...) has driven viewers away along with social media.

Unfortunately, I see the LHN a casualty as part of the shift away from the Boys in Bristol.
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Careful. . . .you are telling the truth, not popular here.

As for LHN. . . .if it goes away, I'm glad we will get a massive settlement check.

The old adage used to be "We're TEXAS. . .what we do here changes the world'. . .to me, just another example of a great university doing ground breaking stuff.
 
Times change, and younger viewers want names they're familiar with.

10-15 years ago my tv would stay on ESPN all day, now it's the news. I'm sure this is ESPN trying to stay relevant with today's viewers.

It just means my old ass will watch even less ESPN.

Hook'em
 
i haven't watched the show in years - when i did - i was pretty much neutral on TJ - don't recall him ever flooring me with any great insight, don't remember him annoying the sh!t out of me.
 
NFL Network is a superior channel to watch for NFL fans. Majority of ESPN ratings were for the NFL. NFL Network, MLB Network, NBA Network. Golf Channel have all put nails in the ESPN "high cotton days" coffin.
 
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Grey_Gordon said:
I actually think it's an incredibly popular sentiment around here...it's just not relevant.
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Perhaps not relevant to you. . . .it is accurate. . .

Just passing a warning along to another poster. . .a PSA if you will.
 
echeese said:
Perhaps not relevant to you. . . .it is accurate. . .

Just passing a warning along to another poster. . .a PSA if you will.
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Anyone's opinions about ESPN's perceived political leanings won't impact whether or not Tom Jackson returns to the network. That's what makes it irrelevant. Nor is it relevant to the discussion about that topic. It's just unnecessarily politicizing the thread...and THAT'S what's not popular around here...not his opinion. And that's a good PSA to pass along.
 
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DB1984 said:
ESPN just can't provide enough relevant content....social media has stolen their thunder. It used to be that folks would sit down to watch Sports Center and learn everything that happened or was about to happen during a day. Now, obviously, we learn all the news we care to learn as it happens...real time.

As an old fart, I am amazed at the speed and quantity of information at the tip of my finger!

ESPN has become a dinosaur.....SMH
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Two examples of the problem I have with espn. Few years back was watching what use to be my favorite show on espn and Mike lupica had to start calling the Washington redskins the Washingtons because all of a sudden it wasnt hip to call them the Redskins.

Last week I went to my local gym and looked up at a TV screen and espn had a documentary on black lives matter. Throw in the espys and being advocates for the shit show called wnba and the only real reason I tune into espn is for college football broadcasts. Espn got to big for their britches and forgot the cardinal rule of sports entertainment, keep politics and social agendas out of sports entertainment..... Period.
 
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Grey_Gordon said:
There is still, and will always be demand for news and information. Media organizations have to view themselves as content providers...regardless of the format. That's why you see newspaper websites dabbling in video and podcasts. TV news websites have written stories to go along with their videos.

Oh, and they better make the material easily readable and watchable on people's phones or they'll be made irrelevant.
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Sadly, many newspapers have endured layoffs, and even ceased operations, because they failed to remain relevant during the age of social media and technology. I remember upper management at my former newspaper (The Tampa Tribune) telling us Twitter was just a fad and reporters shouldn't use it. I also remember management telling us no matter what happened, readers will always prefer the feel of a newspaper over getting their news on a computer. Yeah, that newspaper went out of business a few months ago.

Readers will always want news, but how that information is delivered will always change.
 
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Anwar Richardson said:
Sadly, many newspapers have endured layoffs, and even ceased operations, because they failed to remain relevant during the age of social media and technology. I remember upper management at my former newspaper (The Tampa Tribune) telling us Twitter was just a fad and reporters shouldn't use it. I also remember management telling us no matter what happened, readers will always prefer the feel of a newspaper over getting their news on a computer. Yeah, that newspaper went out of business a few months ago.

Readers will always want news, but how that information is delivered will always change.
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Believe me @Anwar Richardson , I've lived through it all.

By the way, have you ever been to Poynter?
 
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