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Netflix is sending a Motley Crew of personalities Down Under for the first regular-season NFL game ever played in Australia.
The streamer revealed its full broadcast team for the 49ers-Rams matchup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with Elle Duncan hosting studio coverage alongside desk ***** ysts Michael Irvin, Nick Foles and Clay Matthews III, while Noah Eagle calls play-by-play with Luke Kuechly as his ***** yst and MJ Acosta reporting from the sideline. The game airs Thursday, Sept. 10 at 8:35 p.m. ET, kicking off Netflix's expanded five-game NFL slate.
Netflix expanded its NFL footprint from two games to five for the upcoming season, and Duncan, the face of the streamer's fledgling sports division, told Sports Media Watch that Netflix intends to run a consistent crew across that entire slate.
"We want every single one of our events to, yes, have a through-line and some consistency, and you'll get that with the desk and the talent," Duncan said.
Irvin, who already has Netflix experience, having worked the desk during last season's Christmas Day doubleheader alongside Devin McCourty and Austin Ekeler, is the closest thing this lineup has to a returning face. Foles and Matthews are both making their Netflix debuts. Foles won Super Bowl LII MVP with the Eagles during an 11-season career across six teams, but has no real broadcasting track record beyond his own The SZN podcast, which recently joined NBC Sports Philadelphia's podcast network. Matthews, a longtime Green Bay Packers linebacker and Super Bowl champion, has built what media presence he has the same way, joining Bussin' With The Boys last year as its self-described "consistent fourth chair" alongside Will Compton, Taylor Lewan and Delanie Walker, after FanDuel lured the show away from Barstool Sports.
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The streamer revealed its full broadcast team for the 49ers-Rams matchup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with Elle Duncan hosting studio coverage alongside desk ***** ysts Michael Irvin, Nick Foles and Clay Matthews III, while Noah Eagle calls play-by-play with Luke Kuechly as his ***** yst and MJ Acosta reporting from the sideline. The game airs Thursday, Sept. 10 at 8:35 p.m. ET, kicking off Netflix's expanded five-game NFL slate.
Netflix expanded its NFL footprint from two games to five for the upcoming season, and Duncan, the face of the streamer's fledgling sports division, told Sports Media Watch that Netflix intends to run a consistent crew across that entire slate.
"We want every single one of our events to, yes, have a through-line and some consistency, and you'll get that with the desk and the talent," Duncan said.
Irvin, who already has Netflix experience, having worked the desk during last season's Christmas Day doubleheader alongside Devin McCourty and Austin Ekeler, is the closest thing this lineup has to a returning face. Foles and Matthews are both making their Netflix debuts. Foles won Super Bowl LII MVP with the Eagles during an 11-season career across six teams, but has no real broadcasting track record beyond his own The SZN podcast, which recently joined NBC Sports Philadelphia's podcast network. Matthews, a longtime Green Bay Packers linebacker and Super Bowl champion, has built what media presence he has the same way, joining Bussin' With The Boys last year as its self-described "consistent fourth chair" alongside Will Compton, Taylor Lewan and Delanie Walker, after FanDuel lured the show away from Barstool Sports.
#foles #season #game #irvin
27 days ago
With so many management misfires over the years in the NFL, it’s tough to find the worst contract in recent history. Here are my top five choices. Could the Rams be number one?
When the Rams signed free agent Allen Robinson to a three-year, $46.5 million contract in 2022, I actually thought it was a great move. Two years before, he’d had a terrific year with Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles throwing to him, and was the team’s leading receiver with 102 receptions and 1,250 yards.
Things went south in 2021 when the Bears cut Trubisky loose and drafted Justin Fields. Fields and Foles split the starts with eight apiece that year with neither having a great year throwing. Robinson also missed some time with Covid, losing ten pounds in the process, and then missed three games with hamstring issues and ended up with only 410 yards receiving.
It had to be the QB play right? Maybe not.
With Matthew Stafford missing eight games that year, Robinson ended up with 33 receptions for 339 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games with the Rams. Recognizing their mistake, the Rams traded him to Pittsburgh for seventh-round draft choice swaps and had to eat about $10 million of the $15 million guaranteed salary.
When the Rams signed free agent Allen Robinson to a three-year, $46.5 million contract in 2022, I actually thought it was a great move. Two years before, he’d had a terrific year with Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles throwing to him, and was the team’s leading receiver with 102 receptions and 1,250 yards.
Things went south in 2021 when the Bears cut Trubisky loose and drafted Justin Fields. Fields and Foles split the starts with eight apiece that year with neither having a great year throwing. Robinson also missed some time with Covid, losing ten pounds in the process, and then missed three games with hamstring issues and ended up with only 410 yards receiving.
It had to be the QB play right? Maybe not.
With Matthew Stafford missing eight games that year, Robinson ended up with 33 receptions for 339 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games with the Rams. Recognizing their mistake, the Rams traded him to Pittsburgh for seventh-round draft choice swaps and had to eat about $10 million of the $15 million guaranteed salary.
