Former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky’s stint as an analyst for ESPN might be coming to an end. According to an article by The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, the network might be changing up its No.2 game-calling team after the recent NFL deal.
“ESPN is expected to change it’s No. 2 NFL game-calling team of Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky and Louis Riddick Jr. due to its new NFL deal, according to sources briefed on ESPN’s plans,” Marchand wrote.
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“As a part of a potential new booth, Jason Kelce has emerged as a dark horse candidate on the analyst side, according to sources briefed on discussions, while NFL Network’s Kurt Warner is also in the mix. … Dave Pasch and Mike Monaco are contenders to be a part of the new booth as play-by-play announcers. ESPN executives are still sorting out their plans, and other candidates, like Bob Wischusen, could emerge.”
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Deshaun Watson’s quarterback coach, Quincy Avery, shared his thoughts on this potential shakeup. He believes that both Dan Orlovsky and Louis Riddick Jr. are “good analysts” but were not compatible together.
“I think Dan & Louis are both good color guys but I do not like them in the booth together. Think they both do really well in 2 man booths,” Avery tweeted.
Over the weekend, ESPN acquired multiple NFL media assets after government regulators approved the billion-dollar blockbuster deal. As part of this deal, the network will now own NFL Network and also have the right to “NFL RedZone.”
Orlovsky spent 12 seasons playing in the NFL. After hanging up his cleats in 2017, he joined ESPN as an analyst a year later. In 2022, he joined the network’s #2 NFL crew, replacing Brian Griese, who left to become the 49ers’ quarterbacks coach.
NBA legend Magic Johnson reacts to Dan Orlovsky’s heartwarming moments with son Madden on World Autism Awareness Day
On Thursday’s episode of “NFL Live,” Dan Orlovsky and the crew were joined by his son, Madden, on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day. This was his second appearance on the show.
Retired five-time NBA champion Magic Johnson shared a tweet talking about the connection between Orlovsky and his son.
“It’s World Autism Awarenesss Day and today on ESPN’s NFL Live Dan Orlovsky and his son Madden, who has autism, were on the show. It was such a special father-son moment. Madden spoke about his drawings, chanted the Philadelphia Eagles flight song, and he also talked about his love for his mother, siblings and friends.
“Dan started to cry during the interview, which touched me and made me start crying myself watching it at home. God is so good! What Madden did today was so courageous and he became a hero for so many people who watched NFL Live including me.”
In 2011, Orlovsky and his wife, Tiffany, welcomed triplets Madden, Noah and Hunter. Four years later, they had their fourth child, a daughter named Lennon.
Edited by Priyam Hazarika
