Read in Browser March 7, 2025 The Breakdown “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t—you’re right.” — Henry Ford People can push you to be better, but you are your only true competition. Mindset matters more than anything. Numbers are valuable, but never as valuable as your intangible qualities.¹ 329 players were invited to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis last week. Each player took meetings and tests, and participated in a series of drills designed to distill their athletic ability...
8 days ago • 4 min read
Read in Browser February 27, 2025 I’ve always loved the sport of hockey, and as you may have seen I’ve even gotten back on the ice again recently. The energy, physicality, and competitiveness is hard to match, and the Four Nations Face-Off featured all of it at the highest level. Huge congratulations to the boys on Team Canada and Team USA for amazing performances in the championship game. Staged by the NHL in place of a traditional all-star game to promote the league returning to Olympic...
16 days ago • 6 min read
Read in Browser February 17, 2025 Hello from the mountains! I’m out west for a few days this week skiing with my kids. This is going to sound weird, but I have never been this excited about the end of a season, though probably not for the reasons you think. For the first time since I came into the league, I didn’t wake up the morning after the Super Bowl with aches and pains or surgery appointments. I wasn’t hungover from a win or in denial about a loss. And unlike the last handful of years,...
26 days ago • 5 min read
Read in Browser February 7, 2025 Hello from New Orleans! 👋 It’s great to be back in the Crescent City. This place brings up a lot of feelings for me. There’s something about broadcasting my first Super Bowl in the same building where I played my first Super Bowl that is hard to ignore. When you turn the page on a major chapter in your life and you start writing a whole new one, I think there’s a natural inclination to look for little, familiar signs along the way that you’re on the right...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
January 31, 2025 This has been a year full of firsts. For the first time since 2000, I am a rookie again. I am the new guy in the booth for FOX. My job is to call America’s Game of the Week next to my broadcast partner Kevin Burkhardt, and break down the game I love for twenty million people every Sunday. I remember thinking before stepping into the booth to call my first regular season game, how much has changed in the world, and in the world of football, since I stepped onto the field to...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read