Eric Allen

Six-time Pro Bowler Eric Allen joined ESPN in 2002 as an NFL analyst. He appears on NFL Live, ESPN Radio and ESPNEWS (Sundays). One of the NFL’s premier defensive backs, Allen’s career spanned 14 years, including seven seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles (1988-1994), followed by three with the New Orleans Saints (1995-1997) and four with the Oakland Raiders (1998-2001), where he finished his career in 2001. Allen retired with 54 career interceptions and played in 214 of a possible 217 games in his career. He was named to the 1988 All-Rookie Team, First Team All-NFL in 1989, ’92, and ’93, and made six Pro Bowls (1989, 1991-1995). A second-round draft pick out of Arizona State University, he holds the third all-time NFL record for eight interception returns for touchdowns in his career. Click here for full bio ...

Chris Berman

Chris Berman is host of Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown and “The Blitz” on Sunday night editions of SportsCenter during the NFL season; Berman also hosts ESPN’s Day 1 coverage of the annual NFL Draft, serves as emcee each year of the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and contributes the “Fastest Three Minutes” during the Monday Night Football halftime.  Berman arrived at ESPN in October 1979 (one month after the network launched) as a little-known 24-year-old sports anchor. For more than a quarter century, he has become one of America’s most popular and most beloved sportscasters.  Click here for full bio...

Bonnie Bernstein

Bonnie Bernstein rejoined ESPN in July 2006 as a sideline reporter and studio host.  She currently serves as the reporter for ESPN on ABC Saturday afternoon college football games with Brad Nessler, Bob Griese and Paul Maguire.  She was a reporter on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball series in 2006.  Bernstein is also a rotating host and feature reporter on several ESPN programs, including NFL Live and Jim Rome is Burning.  Bernstein was a SportsCenter correspondent with ESPN from 1995-1998.  Additionally, Bernstein covers the NFL for CBS/Westwood One Radio. Click here for full bio ...

Cris Carter

Former All Pro wide receiver Cris Carter joined ESPN in April 2008 and is an NFL studio analyst, appearing on Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL Live, SportsCenter and ESPNEWS.  He also contributes to ESPN’s NFL Draft coverage and appears on ESPN Radio. One of the most prolific pass receivers in NFL history, Carter played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1987-89), Minnesota Vikings (1990-2001) and Miami Dolphins (2002) during his 16 professional seasons.  He finished his career as the NFL’s second all-time leading receiver with 1,101 receptions for 13,899 yards and 130 touchdowns, which ranked second-most in NFL history.  Click here for full bio ...

John Clayton

John Clayton is an NFL senior writer and commentator who is seen, heard and read across many of the company’s multimedia platforms -- “Inside the Huddle” segments on SportsCenter, NFL Live and other programs across the ESPN Networks; ESPN.com; ESPN Radio; and within the pages of ESPN The Magazine.  He also serves as an analyst during ESPN Radio’s annual NFL Draft coverage. Clayton was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 as recipient of the McCann Award as voted on by the members of the Pro Football Writers Association.  Click here for a full bio ...

Chip Dean

Chip Dean joined ESPN just two months after the network’s September 1979 launch and is one of the top directors in the company’s remote production department. He worked on Sunday Night Football from 2001-05, and moved to one of the top positions in the industry in 2006, as director of ESPN’s Monday Night Football. Dean and producer Jay Rothman have teamed together on football for 16 seasons, and their work resulted in ESPN's Sunday Night Football game coverage being recognized in 2004 with sports television's highest honor, the Emmy in the Live Series category. Together, they oversaw the inaugural season of ESPN’s MNF (2006), the most-watched series in cable television history.  Click here for a full bio ...

Mike Ditka

Hall of Famer Mike Ditka is an analyst on Sunday NFL Countdown and NFL PrimeTime, as well as a key weekly contributor to Monday Night Countdown, Monday Quarterback on ESPNEWS, The NFL Huddle on ESPN Radio and SportsCenter. Ditka, who joined ESPN in 2004, has a combined 26 years of playing (12) and head coaching (14) experience, and he is only the second person to win the Super Bowl as a player (Dallas, 1972), assistant coach (Dallas, 1977) and head coach (Chicago, 1986). A six-time All-Pro player, Ditka has a career coaching record of 121-95 with the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints.  Click here for a full bio ...

Stephanie Druley

Stephanie Druley is a senior coordinating producer in ESPN’s studio production department. She oversees all NFL studio programs, including Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL PrimeTime and NFL Live. In addition to managing all content, planning, budgeting and staffing for these programs, she is responsible for ESPN’s on-site coverage of the Super Bowl and SportsCenter features during the NFL off-season.  Click here for a full bio ...

Greg Garber

Greg Garber provides weekly NFL features and reports for Sunday NFL Countdown and ESPN.com. Garber joined ESPN in 1991 from the Hartford Courant.

Mike Golic

Mike Golic is co-host of ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike in the Morning show (6-10 a.m. ET) and an analyst on NFL Live.  Golic and radio partner Mike Greenberg called the season-opening MNF doubleheader game between the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers in September 2007, as well as ESPN Arena Football League telecasts. Golic, who has served as an analyst on ESPN NFL pre-season games and played a key role in ESPN’s NFL Draft coverage in past seasons, was a defensive tackle for nine seasons with the Houston Oilers, Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins. He joined ESPN in 1995. Click here for a full bio ...

Jeremy Green

A former director of pro personnel for the Cleveland Browns, Jeremy Green writes columns and provides analysis for ESPN Insider, the premium content section of ESPN.com. He also hosts the weekly Sunday online interactive news and chat forum Primetime HQ on ESPN.com and contributes video analysis and commentary to Daily Countdown on ESPN.com and ESPN360.com. In addition, he contributes to ESPN Radio’s weekly Sunday updates, 1-8 p.m. ET, including scores, analysis and action from around the NFL. Green joined ESPN in 2005 and he is the son of former NFL head coach Dennis Green. Click here for a full bio ...

Merril Hoge

Merril Hoge is a studio analyst for a variety of ESPN NFL programs -- NFL Live, NFL PrimeTime, State Farm NFL Matchup, and Football Friday on ESPNEWS. The former Pittsburgh Steelers fullback also hosts the Fantasy Insider Sunday mornings on ESPNEWS and contributes insight and analysis to ESPN’s annual NFL Draft coverage on television, ESPN Radio and ESPN.com. In 2007, Hoge expanded his pro football responsibilities as a game analyst for ESPN Arena Football League telecasts. Click here for a full bio ...

Bob Holtzman

Bob Holtzman is a Cincinnati-based reporter who provides NFL reports and features for ESPN’s award-winning news and information franchises – SportsCenter, Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown and Outside the Lines in addition to reporting on other sports throughout the year. He joined ESPN in November 2000, having previously worked as a news reporter at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio. Click here for a full bio ...

Qadry Ismail

Qadry Ismail is an NFL analyst on ESPNEWS. He is the featured analyst each NFL Sunday on The Blitz (4-10 p.m. ET) and on Monday Morning Quarterback the following day. Ismail, who joined ESPN in July 2004, played wide receiver in the NFL for 10 seasons with five teams – Minnesota, Miami, New Orleans, Baltimore and Indianapolis – and was a Super Bowl winner with the Ravens in 2001. Click here for a full bio ...

Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson is an analyst on Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown and “The Blitz” on Sunday night editions of SportsCenter during the NFL season; he also contributes to ESPN’s coverage of the Super Bowl and NFL Draft, in addition to serving as ESPN’s on-site analyst for the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.  A standout linebacker for the Denver Broncos for 14 years, Jackson joined ESPN as the NFL studio analyst in 1987 when the network launched its NFL game coverage.  Click here for a full bio ...

Ron Jaworski

Ron Jaworski is the football analyst on Monday Night Football and a studio analyst on NFL Matchup; he also appears as the weekly ‘Five Good Minutes’ guest on Monday editions of Pardon the Interruption during the NFL season and contributes to ESPN’s annual coverage of both the Super Bowl and NFL Draft. A former standout NFL quarterback with the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angles Rams, Jaworski has covered the league from virtually every angle – sideline reporter, game-site reporter, host and both studio and game analyst -- since joining ESPN in 1990.  Click here for a full ...

Keyshawn Johnson

Keyshawn Johnson is an NFL studio analyst on Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown. The former No. 1 overall draft pick in 1996, Super Bowl champion and All-Pro wide receiver contributes to ESPN’s annual Super Bowl and NFL Draft coverage, and provides weekly columns to ESPN.com and appears on PrimeTime on ESPN Radio with Chris Mortensen and Bill Parcells on Fridays during the NFL season.  Johnson – who played 11 seasons with the Jets, Buccaneers, Cowboys and Panthers -- served as a guest player analyst during the 2007 NFL Draft. Weeks later he joined ESPN full-time -- the same day he announced his retirement from the NFL. Click here for a full bio ...

Suzy Kolber

Suzy Kolber is a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football and a key contributor to ESPN’s year-round NFL coverage, including NFL Live host duties and reporting/hosting during ESPN’s annual NFL Draft telecast. Kolber worked the ABC Sports broadcast of Super Bowl XL in 2006 and contributed to the network’s pre-game show. She was the sideline reporter on ESPN’s Sunday Night Football from 2001-05 and host of NFL Matchup from 1999-2003. Click here for a full bio ...

Mel Kiper Jr.

Mel Kiper, Jr. has served as expert analyst for ESPN's annual NFL Draft coverage since 1984, providing in-depth scouting information on the nation's most talented collegiate football players. Kiper also serves as an analyst for College GameDay on ESPN Radio, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays throughout the season, and Saturday’s GameDay on ESPN Radio the rest of the year. Additionally, he is a frequent contributor to ESPN's award-winning SportsCenter during the NFL and college football seasons. Click here for a full bio ...

Tony Kornheiser

Longtime Washington Post sports columnist Tony Kornheiser is a booth commentator on Monday Night Football and co-host with Michael Wilbon of the popular sports debate and discussion program Pardon the Interruption (PTI), which originates from the MNF city on Mondays during the NFL season -- and includes a special MNF halftime version. Kornheiser is just the third non-former player -- joining Howard Cosell and Dennis Miller -- in 38 years to occupy a position in the MNF booth. Click here for a full bio ...

Seth Markman

Seth Markman is a senior coordinating producer in ESPN’s studio production department. He oversees Monday Night Countdown and NFL Live. Seth joined ESPN in June of 1993. Click here for a full bio ...

Chris Mortensen

Chris Mortensen is a senior NFL analyst who is seen, heard and read across many of the company’s multimedia platforms. He appears on Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown and contributes NFL reports to SportsCenter, NFL Live, ESPNEWS and other programs across the ESPN Networks; ESPN.com; ESPN Radio; and within the pages of ESPN The Magazine.  An award-winning journalist with more than 35 years of experience covering the NFL including writing for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and National Sports Daily, Mortensen also serves as an analyst during ESPN’s annual NFL Draft and Super Bowl coverage and hosts PrimeTime on ESPN Radio on Fridays during the NFL season with Bill Parcells and Keyshawn Johnson. Click here for a full bio ...

Rachel Nichols

Rachel Nichols is a New York City-based reporter who provides weekly NFL features and reports for Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown. Nichols, who joined ESPN in February 2004, also contributes additional coverage of breaking news stories and events, interviews, investigative pieces and human-interest features to SportsCenter, NFL Live and the new newsmagazine show E:60. Nichols previously worked for the Washington Post. Click here for a full bio ...

Wendy Nix

Wendy Nix is a Boston-based reporter who provides regular NFL features, interviews and reports for Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL Live and SportsCenter. Nix joined ESPN in August 2006. She previously worked as a reporter/anchor for 7NBC in Boston, the FSN New England and New England Sports Network (NESN). Click here for a full bio ...

Sal Paolantonio

Sal Paolantonio is a Philadelphia-based reporter who provides weekly NFL features and reports for Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL Live and SportsCenter.  He also hosts NFL Matchup with analysts Merril Hoge and Ron Jaworski. Paolantonio, who joined ESPN as a SportsCenter correspondent in August 1995, primarily reporting on the NFL, previously covered the Eagles beat (1993-95) and politics (1985-93) for the Philadelphia Inquirer.  In 2007, Paolantonio authored the book “The Paolantonio Report: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players, Teams, Coaches & Moments in NFL History.” Click here for a full bio ...

Floyd Reese

Longtime NFL front-office executive Floyd Reese is a regular contributor to ESPN.com and television, including NFL Live, ESPNEWS and other programs during the NFL season. With more than 30 years in the NFL, the former Tennessee Titans general manager and director of football operations joined ESPN in March 2007 and played a major role in ESPN’s extensive pre and post-NFL Draft coverage. Click here for a full bio ...

Jay Rothman

Jay Rothman assumed one of the top jobs in sports in the fall of 2006 as producer of ESPN’s Monday Night Football, Previously serving as senior coordinating producer for ESPN’s Sunday Night Football for five seasons (2001-05). Rothman and director Chip Dean comprise one of the most innovative and talented production duos in the industry. They have teamed together on football for 16 seasons, and their work resulted in ESPN's Sunday Night Football game coverage being recognized in 2004 with sports television's highest honor, the Emmy in the Live Series category. Together, they oversaw the inaugural season of ESPN’s Monday Night Football, the most-watched series in cable television history. Prior to joining ESPN, Rothman was a producer for ABC Sports’ college football broadcasts (1997-2000), where he produced three National Championship Games for ABC. Rothman, who continued to produce ESPN events while at ABC Sports, has produced a variety of top sporting events including the NFL Draft (1995-present), X Games (1995-99) and the 1994 FIFA World Cup, among others. Click here for full bio ...

Mark Schlereth

Mark Schlereth is a studio analyst for NFL Live and NFL PrimeTime, and a regular contributor to SportsCenter, ESPNEWS, ESPN Radio and to ESPN’s coverage of both the Super Bowl and NFL Draft. The former All-Pro offensive guard joined ESPN in 2002 after a 12-year playing career with the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos, during which time he earned three Super Bowl titles. In 2007, Schlereth expanded his pro football responsibilities as a game analyst for ESPN Arena Football League telecasts. Click here for full bio ...

Stuart Scott

Stuart Scott is host of Monday Night Countdown (with Chris Berman), and he anchors ESPN’s weekly studio coverage from the Monday Night Football stadium -- Sundays, and pre- and post-game editions of SportsCenter and MNF halftime on Mondays. Scott is also a major contributor to ESPN’s annual coverage of the Super Bowl.

Scott, who joined ESPN in 1993, is a regular anchor of the 11 p.m. ET edition of SportsCenter throughout the year.  Click here for a full bio ...

Emmitt Smith

Emmitt Smith is an NFL studio analyst who appears on Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown, and also provides insight and analysis on SportsCenter, ESPN Radio and ESPN.com. The NFL’s all-time leading rusher and a three-time Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys, Smith joined ESPN in 2007. An eight-time Pro Bowler during his 14-year career, Smith was the first player in NFL history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in 11 consecutive seasons and on October 27, 2002 he surpassed Walter Payton as the NFL’s all-time rushing leader. Click here for a full bio ...

Michael Smith

Michael Smith is a National Football League senior writer for ESPN.com, covering league news and major events such as the NFL Draft, NFL Playoffs and the Super Bowl.  He is also a correspondent for E:60, ESPN’s first multi-themed prime-time newsmagazine program. Click here for a full bio ...

Michele Tafoya

Michele Tafoya is a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football and she previously served as the sideline reporter for ABC Sports’ MNF for two seasons (2004-05). Tafoya is a regular contributor to The Mike Tirico Show on ESPN Radio, which originates from the MNF city on Mondays during the NFL season. She joined ESPN in 2000. Click here for a full bio ...

Mike Tirico

Mike Tirico is the play-by-play commentator for Monday Night Football.  He is also a regular contributor to ESPN’s coverage of the NFL Draft and host of The Mike Tirico Show on ESPN Radio, which originates from the MNF city on Mondays during the NFL season.  Tirico, who joined ESPN in 1991, garnered a Sports Emmy nomination for his work on MNF in 2006. Click here for a full bio ...

Ed Werder

Ed Werder is a Dallas-based reporter who provides weekly NFL features and reports for Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL Live and SportsCenter.  He joined ESPN in September 1998 after previously covering NFL news for CNN’s Sports Tonight and CNN’s Sunday NFL Preview. Click here for a full bio ...

Mike Wilbon

Longtime Washington Post sports columnist Michael Wilbon is co-host with Tony Kornheiser of the popular sports debate and discussion program Pardon the Interruption (PTI), which originates from the MNF city on Mondays during the NFL season -- and includes a special MNF halftime version. Wilbon has also appeared on Monday Night Countdown and in 2006 he made a guest appearance in the MNF booth. Click here for a full bio ...

Trey Wingo

Trey Wingo is host of NFL Live and NFL PrimeTime. One of the key figures involved in ESPN’s year-round NFL coverage, Wingo also hosts SportsCenter NFL specials and annual coverage of the Super Bowl, NFL Draft and Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.  Wingo joined ESPN in November 1997. He expanded his pro football responsibilities in 2007 as a play-by-play commentator for Arena Football League telecasts. Click here for a full bio ...

Darren Woodson

Darren Woodson is a studio analyst for NFL Live, who also appears on SportsCenter. He played strong safety for the Dallas Cowboys for 13 seasons (1992-2004) and was a three-time Super Bowl champion.

Steve Young

Steve Young is an NFL studio analyst who appears on Monday Night Countdown and SportsCenter. He also contributes a weekly segment to Sunday NFL Countdown and to ESPN’s annual Super Bowl and NFL Draft coverage. Young appeared on Sunday Countdown in select weeks in 2000 and expanded his role to full-time in 2001. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback played 15 NFL seasons and is the only quarterback in league history to win four consecutive passing titles and post six consecutive 300-yard passing games.  Click here for full bio ...