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Rich Eisen Re-ups With NFL Network, Adds Pregame Duties, Podcast

Rich Eisen, the signature anchor of NFL Network since it premiered nearly seven years ago, has signed a new multi-year deal to remain, the channel announced Tuesday. Eisen, formerly of ESPN , is the host of the channel's Total Access nightly analysis and highlight show, as well as the main anchor on the draft, Super Bowl...

As the Sports Television World Turns

Sean McManus' ears perked up when the suggestion was made Thursday that the deal he swung to keep the NCAA men's basketball tournament on broadcast television may have had an unintended consequence. In the mind of McManus, the president of CBS Sports, partnering with Turner Broadcasting to forge a $10.8 billion,14-year...

April Foolin': Rich Eisen Pranks Shawne Merriman

Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman was in the NFL Network's Total Access studio this week. It's not unusual for players to stop by during the offseason, and Merriman had some extra time on his hands since he hasn't yet signed his one-year tender. As they prepped for the show, host Rich Eisen used the occasion to prank...

Rich Eisen Makes Run at History, Sub-6 40-Yard Dash

Every year since 2005, NFL Network's Rich Eisen has made his way to the field (first the RCA Dome and now the Lucas Oil Stadium) during the NFL Combine to run the 40-yard dash. And every year, his goal is simple: break the six-second barrier. Sounds easy enough; 350-ish pound Terrence Cody managed to do it with almost a...

NFL Network Set Passes Time By Making Fun of Each Other

As happens on the last Saturday in April every year, I spent the day on my couch watching Roger Goodell and Ray Anderson read names off a card. The NFL Draft is the biggest event of the football offseason, even though it involves a bunch of guys in suits sitting around a set telling us about players who won't see the field...

Rich Eisen News From the Web

04/28/12 2012 NFL Draft: How Does Day 2 Affect Cal Prospects Source: CBS - KPIX 5 - San Francisco CA As I watching the draft, I expected either defensive end Trevor Guyton or wide receiver Marvin Jones to be the next Cal prospect selected.
04/27/12 Ben Becker: NFL Draft coverage continues to expand Source: TCPalm.com - Fort Pierce FL It's Christmas time for NFL fans again, except that the draft is arguably better because it lasts for three days.
04/25/12 2012 NFL Draft television schedule Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA For the seventh straight year, ESPN and the NFL Network will battle for the same football-hungry TV audience at the NFL Draft at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The live coverage on both networks gets underway on Thursday night at 8 p.m. with the first round.
04/19/12 Go Route Podcast with Rich Eisen Source: CBS - WBBM 2 - Chicago IL Presented for your enjoyment, the first ever installment of the Go Route podcast, featuring Josh Zerkle and myself.
04/19/12 Rich Eisen Excited About RGIII And Redskins, Thinks... Source: WNEW With the NFL Draft fast approaching, the intrigue surrounding who the Washington Redskins will select with the second overall pick has about as much suspense and guess-work as the ending to a film you've seen 100 times before.

Background on Rich Eisen

Richard Eisen (; born June 24, 1969) is an American television journalist who works for NFL Network. He is married to Suzy Shuster, college football sideline reporter for ESPN on ABC.

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