Michael Irvin, the Dallas Cowboys legend, has left the NFL Network after 15 years following a controversy involving alleged misconduct with a woman at a Phoenix hotel during the Super Bowl coverage. He filed a $100 million lawsuit against the employee and Marriott, which was settled. Despite denying any wrongdoing, the conversation with the employee was disputed. Irvin's last season with NFL Network also saw layoffs, including other notable names like Andrew Siciliano and Melissa Stark, as the network undergoes changes in its programming to ensure the strength of its game and business.
Michael Jerome Irvin (born March 5, 1966) is an American sports commentator and former professional football player. He played his entire 12-year career as a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). In 2007, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.Irvin played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected in the first round of the 1988 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He spent his entire 12-year NFL career from 1988 to 1999 with the Cowboys before it ended abruptly from a cervical spine injury sustained in a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Veterans Stadium on October 10, 1999, in which Irvin was carted off the field and transported to a Philadelphia hospital.Irvin was nicknamed "Playmaker" due to his penchant for making big plays in big games during his college and pro careers, and he relished the nickname, even acquiring "PLY MKR" as his Texas vanity license plate. Along with Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith, Irvin was one of three key Cowboys offensive players, known as "The Triplets", who led the Cowboys to three Super Bowl wins in 1992, 1993, and 1995. Irvin is widely considered to be one of the greatest wide receivers of all time.Irvin is a former broadcaster for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown and currently an analyst for NFL Network. In 2009, he competed in Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars in which he was the season's ninth contestant to be eliminated.He is one of the co-hosts of the FS1 weekday morning debate show Undisputed with Richard Sherman, Keyshawn Johnson, and Skip Bayless.
The NFL Network has cut ties with on-air personalities Andrew Siciliano, Melissa Stark, James Palmer, and Will Selva as part of a cost-cutting effort, potentially to make the network more attractive for an equity swap with ESPN. The cuts come amidst evaluating talent for the upcoming 2024 season, with the morning show relocating from New York to Los Angeles. The NFL Network is supported by the NFL and there were previous talks about an equity stake swap with ESPN.
Past and present television personalities on the NFL Network.
The Dallas Cowboys, led by owner Jerry Jones, opted not to select a running back in the 2024 NFL Draft, causing speculation about reuniting with former player Ezekiel Elliott. The team focused on drafting offensive linemen, citing the strong talent available. Executive Stephen Jones explained that they had higher-graded players in each instance a running back could have been chosen. Despite interest in free agents like Washington's Dillon Johnson and Southern Miss' Frank Gore Jr., the Cowboys have yet to sign a running back, with Rico Dowdle currently leading the depth chart.
James Dickinson "Dick" Irvin Jr. (or II) (July 19, 1892 – May 16, 1957) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played for professional teams in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, the Western Canada Hockey League, and the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1916 to 1928, when he had to retire from repeated injuries. Irvin was one of the greatest players of his day, balancing a torrid slap shot and tough style with gentlemanly play. For his playing career, Irvin was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958. After playing, Irvin built a successful career as a coach in the NHL with the Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Montreal Canadiens. He won one Stanley Cup as a coach with Toronto, three more with Montreal, finishing with over 600 wins as a coach. He also served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.
Andrew David Siciliano (born August 28, 1974, in Reston, Virginia, U.S.) is an American sports television anchor, reporter and radio broadcaster. He is the play-by-play announcer for the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams on pre-season games. He was the sole host of NFL Sunday Ticket Red Zone, airing on DirecTV. During the week, he serves as a host for NFL Total Access on the NFL Network. He has also hosted coverage of the Olympic Games in 2014 and 2016 for NBC Sports's coverage, mainly for the online-only events network "Gold Zone", which features a format which is equivalent to that of Red Zone.
New York Jets owner Woody Johnson denied claims of a heated argument with head coach Robert Saleh at the NFL owners meetings in Florida, calling the reports false. NFL Network host Colleen Wolfe initially reported on the altercation, but later clarified that she was not present at the meeting and had heard about it from someone else. Johnson expressed his frustration with the irresponsible report and apologized to the Jets organization for the unnecessary distraction during a critical part of their offseason.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones expressed interest in bringing back 28-year-old Ezekiel Elliott, who played for the New England Patriots last season. The Cowboys have not drafted a running back in the first three rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft, leaving the door open for Elliott. Jones believes Elliott is still a capable NFL starter and a potential asset to the team's running back room. The Cowboys met with Elliott and his agent to discuss his return to Dallas after Tony Pollard left in free agency. Elliott is known for his successful tenure with the Cowboys, ranking third in franchise history for rushing yards.
The 2023 season was the Los Angeles Rams' 86th in the National Football League (NFL), their 87th overall, their 57th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, the fourth playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and their seventh under head coach Sean McVay. Despite struggling in the first half of the season dealing with injuries and a 3–6 record, the Rams went 7–1 in their final eight games, improving on their 5–12 record from the previous season after a Week 13 win against the Cleveland Browns. After a close win against the Giants on New Years Eve, Los Angeles clinched its fifth winning season in six years. A loss from the Seattle Seahawks later that day helped the Rams clinch their return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. In the Wild Card Round, the Rams lost to the Detroit Lions, led by their former quarterback Jared Goff. For the first time since 2019, Jalen Ramsey was not on their opening day roster, as he was traded in the offseason to the Miami Dolphins for a 2023 third-round draft pick and tight end Hunter Long. The team came to an agreement to part ways with Linebacker Bobby Wagner after one season with the Rams before returning to the rival Seattle Seahawks on a one-year contract. This was also the last season with Aaron Donald on the team, as he announced his retirement on March 15, 2024.
NFL Network (occasionally abbreviated on-air as NFLN) is an American sports-oriented pay television network owned by the National Football League (NFL) and is part of NFL Media, which also includes NFL.com, NFL Films, NFL Mobile, NFL Now and NFL RedZone. Dedicated to American football, the network features game telecasts from the NFL, as well as NFL-related content including analysis programs, specials and documentaries. The network is headquartered in the NFL Los Angeles building located next to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and broadcasts its worldwide feed from Encompass Digital Media (formally Crawford Communications) in Atlanta, Georgia. The network has secondary East Coast facilities in the NFL Films building in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.As of February 2015, NFL Network was available to approximately 71.9 million television households in the United States (totaling 61.7% of U.S. households with at least one television set). As of June 2023, the channel was available in 51.5 million homes as cord cutting continues to affect the industry.
Ezekiel Elliott, the two-time rushing champion, signed a one-year deal worth up to $3 million with the Dallas Cowboys and will retain his jersey number 15 from his time at Ohio State. Elliott expressed his motivation to prove himself as a dominant player and his excitement to compete for his team. He was previously released by the Cowboys in a cost-cutting move. Quarterback Dak Prescott, who has a close bond with Elliott, expressed his excitement and highlighted Elliott's positive influence on the team's culture.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has declared the team's front office would go "all-in" this offseason, but the offseason has been uneventful with limited activity in the free agent market. Key players like quarterback Dak Prescott are in line for lucrative contract extensions, with negotiations yet to begin. Jones shoulders the blame for the delays, citing his readiness as a factor. Prescott, whose contract expires after the 2024 season, remains focused on the present and improving, leaving negotiations to his agent and Jones.
The 2023 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 64th season in the National Football League, their 35th under the ownership of Jerry Jones and their fourth under head coach Mike McCarthy. The Cowboys matched their 12–5 record from the previous two seasons and won the NFC East division for the first time since the 2021 season and the second time in three seasons. They ended up in a three-way tie with the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions for first place in the NFC. They lost the tiebreaker to the 49ers but won the tiebreaker over the Lions, giving them the second seed in the playoffs. Although the Cowboys lost to the Buffalo Bills in Week 15, they clinched their third straight playoff berth prior to taking the field when the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers, respectively. This marked the Cowboys' first run of three consecutive postseason appearances since appearing in six straight from 1991 to 1996.However, the Cowboys collapsed in the playoffs, and, despite having one of the best ranked offenses and defenses of the league, were crushed 48–32 by the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round, at one point trailing 48–16 during the fourth quarter. With the loss, the Cowboys became the first team to lose to a #7 seed since the playoff bracket expanded for the 2020–21 NFL playoffs. This also marked the first time a team failed to reach a Conference Championship Game despite winning at least 12 games in three consecutive seasons.This was the first season since 2015 without running back Ezekiel Elliott on the roster, as he was released on March 15 and signed with the New England Patriots on August 14.
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