Peyton Manning Hiring Ex Patriots Belichick As TV Analyst?
For the first time since 1974, Bill Belichick won't coach in the NFL this season. But he might "work" around the league, perhaps even alongside old nemesis Peyton Manning and longtime friend Nick Saban.
According to a Wednesday report in The Athletic, the New England Patriots' legendary ex-coach is being pursued by several TV networks. One of those is Omaha Productions, owned by Manning. The company produces the popular Manningcast with brothers and former NFL Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Peyton and Eli providing alternative viewing during ESPN's Monday Night Football.
Saban has already agreed to join ESPN on its Saturday morning College GameDay show. The two legendary coaches - Saban retired from Alabama the same week Belichick parted ways with the Patriots after 24 seasons - could conceivably work alongside each other at the network.
Writes The Athletic: "If Manning were to sign Belichick, the idea of teaming with ESPN to create a Belichick and Nick Saban Manningcast is expected to be broached, according to officials briefed on the plans."
Separate from Omaha Productions, Belichick has reportedly also been in talks for a TV analyst gig at ESPN, NBC and CBS. Details - per Belichick's covert DNA - are sketchy, but one industry insider says the NFL's second all-time winningest coach has told suitors he isn't interested in a weekly obligation.
Though notoriously grumpy and stingy with information to the media, Belichick has past success on TV. He won an Emmy for his work on NFL Films’ NFL 100 All-Time Team series in 2019.
In the meantime, Belichick has a "job" lined up going back to college at Nebraska University where he will be a guest speaker next month.
The 71-year-old interviewed for the Atlanta Falcons job, which eventually went to Raheem Morris.
