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Rich Eisen discusses the implications of NFL Network's new schedule-release show following its merger with ESPN. He expresses hope for the network's continuity despite ongoing changes.
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As much as Rich Eisen might be hoping for NFL Network to continue operating as usual under ESPNâs umbrella, the changes have already begun.
ESPNâs merger with NFL Media became official earlier this year. And it shouldnât be considered a coincidence that NFL Network now has its own schedule-release show for the first time, now that it sits under the ESPN umbrella.
Eisen joined The Dan Patrick Show Friday morning to preview his new This Was SportsCenter podcast series. During his appearance, Patrick also asked about the future of NFL Network, with Eisen attempting to downplay any concern.
âThe games are still on NFL Network, thereâs seven of them. Five international and two others,â Eisen said. âI have been told Sunday NFL GameDay Morning that Iâm hosting is the same, and so is the combine and the draft. Weâre still going to have the combine, and weâre still going to have the draft. The rest of it, I mean, we didnât have a schedule-release show for the first time in years. I donât know if thatâs an indication.â
NFL Network deserves credit for turning the schedule release into an event, with Eisen even noting it stemmed from the need to find ways to create content during the offseason. And itâs noteworthy that the showâs end comes now that ESPN holds the keys to NFL Network.
As Eisen explained, seven games will still air on NFL Network next season, which should temper any concern about their future. But notable changes are coming to those games as well. Eisen previously called NFL Networkâs schedule of international games alongside Kurt Warner, which likely wonât be the case this season. ESPN is expected to build a new No. 2 NFL booth, with Dave Pasch and Mike Monaco reportedly among the leading candidates for the play-by-play role.
Weâre two months removed from ESPN assuming control of NFL Network, and weâve already seen tangible changes. As much as Rich Eisen and Ian Rapoport have stated that they expect the network to be business as usual because itâs proven to be a successful product, the history of mergers and acquisitions makes it difficult to believe that all changes will come to an abrupt stop at the scheduled release show.
NFL Network is now operating under ESPN's umbrella, leading to the introduction of its own schedule-release show for the first time.
Rich Eisen is hopeful for NFL Network's continuity but acknowledges that changes are already underway.
The new schedule-release show marks a significant shift in NFL Network's operations, reflecting its integration with ESPN.

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Even if NFL GameDay Morning returns to NFL Network every Sunday this upcoming season, how many seasons will ESPN want to keep it as counter-programming to their Sunday NFL Countdown? Hopefully, the answer is for a long time. But that remains to be seen.
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