ESPN is expected to decide after the Super Bowl if it will force Al Michaels to honor the eight-year $32 million contract he signed this summer. But they may turn to Plan B which includes Kornheiser, Mike Tirico and Joe Theismann. ESPN is reportedly prepare to offer Kornheiser around $1 million.
If Kornheiser takes the offer then he is expected to continue to co-host Pardon the Interruption.
In fact, PTI would be aired live from the Monday Night site each week.
This would be awesome. I love Tony Kornheiser. Erin would love to watch Tony on her big screen TV. She says Tony reminds her of me because we are funny, cranky Jewish guys who like to scream and go to bed early.
Tony has a great sense of humor as evidenced by the funny costumes he wears and Uranus jokes he makes.
This would be a great move for MNF because it would accomplish some of what Dennis Miller's hiring was designed to do (get a guy with a good sense of humor in the booth) but since his sports knowledge is unquestioned, he wouldn't lose credibility.
A few things lead me to believe this won't happen:
1) This report was in the New York Post, where writers frequently make shit up
2) Tony hates to fly and no longer travels to games because of it. But that bus gimmick worked pretty well for Madden
3) Tony goes to bed very early because he does a morning radio show
But I hope somehow they make it happen.
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