Tag: Cris Collinsworth

Why Jason Garrett, not Cris Collinsworth, is calling the Dolphins – Packers Thanksgiving game on NBC

Cris Collinsworth isn’t in the booth for the game, and here’s why.

That’s right, the voice you’re hearing alongside Mike Tirico on NBC for the Thanksgiving broadcast of the Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers game in Week 13 is not his usual partner, Cris Collinsworth.

No, it’s former NFL head coach Jason Garrett, and if you’re here, you’re probably wondering why it’s Garrett over Collinsworth.

There’s a really good reason for that. Tirico is actually calling two games this weekend — he’ll be on the mic for Sunday’s San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills game on NBC. And it’s Collinsworth who will join him for that game as usual.

There you have it! Enjoy the game!

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Chiefs DT Chris Jones’ latest impression of Cris Collinsworth on ‘ManningCast’

Kansas City #Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones’ latest impression of Cris Collinsworth on ‘ManningCast’ | @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs were victorious last Thursday in their Week 1 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, allowing some extra time off between games. Players used the additional days away from the field in various ways, including an appearance on ESPN.

Chiefs All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones joined ESPN’s ManningCast on Monday night. The San Francisco 49ers’ defeat of the New York Jets took a backseat to Jones’ unique form of entertainment. Eli and Peyton Manning requested that Jones do an impression of NBC Sports commentator Cris Collinsworth calling the game.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the Miami Dolphins in the Wild Card round of last year’s AFC Playoffs was the original version of the Collinsworth video that made the rounds on social media.

Jones’ brief moment as Collinsworth may not have been spot on, but it was comical enough to get the Manning brothers laughing with approval. Kansas City will return on NBC’s Sunday Night Football, visiting the Atlanta Falcons on September 22nd. Many will be curious to hear the response from the man, who will likely call the game alongside Mike Tirico.

Did Cris Collinsworth forget the NFL regular season overtime rules in Lions-Rams? Fans think so.

Oops.

Look, it’s hard sometimes to remember that there are two sets of rules for NFL overtimes between the regular season and the postseason.

In the regular season, if the team that gets the ball first scores a touchdown, the game is over. The other team doesn’t get to touch the ball.

That’s different in the playoffs, and maybe that’s what happened with Cris Collinsworth on Sunday night, when the Detroit Lions were busy marching down the field to ultimately score a TD to beat the Los Angeles Rams in overtime.

“You start thinking, how much do you need before you’re gonna go line up and kick it?” Collinsworth said. “You start thinking about which side do you want your kicker to be able to kick it from?”

That was while the Lions were in the red zone and you can hear Mike Tirico try to note to Collinsworth that a TD would win it.

Fans thought that was an error by Collinsworth:

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PFF appears to be adding A.I. version of Cris Collinsworth to its show

The Gator great appears to be working on an A.I. version of himself for use on PFF’s sports broadcasts.

The big hype in the technological world right now is artificial intelligence — or at least, what passes for A.I. these days — which has popped up in many aspects of everyday life in the last few years.

One example where tech is creeping into play is sports broadcasting — a topic that was covered by the streaming show “Up & Adams” which hosted Florida alumnus [autotag]Cris Collinsworth[/autotag] recently. On it, they discussed how an A.I. version of Al Michael’s voice will be used as part of Peacock’s Olympic coverage, with the Gator great also revealing that his voice will also be used similarly on another platform.

According to Collinsworth, an A.I. version of himself is pending at Pro Football Focus for use on their show. The former star wide receiver gushed over the technological feat of mimicking his announcing chops.

“It’s unbelievable… We do all these game scripts and storylines and all these things… and do it in your voice,” he begins. “And you just stay home. They put a picture of you up there, and you stay home, and you got a whole show, and it sounds just like you. If you haven’t heard it yet, you gotta do it. They did a thing of me doing PFF highlights in my voice, and you sit there, and you can’t even believe it.”

Collinsworth continued, further noting his wonderment in the advancement.

“It’s not like taped. It’s not like any part of your voice. They put old audio tapes of your voice in a machine, and it comes out, and it’s you. For me, all the different stutters and starts and stops — exactly how I talk. It’s unbelievable. Wait ’til you hear Al Michaels do it; you’ll think it’s Al. And he’ll be sitting in the swimming venue with me and cheering on our USA.”

Is A.I. a positive step forward for sports announcing or a harbinger of chaos to follow? Collinsworth appears to be in the former camp and a willing pioneer on the frontier of technology.

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Panthers great Greg Olsen nominated for another Sports Emmy

Greg Olsen is up for another Sports Emmy.

Greg Olsen is continuing his broadcasting excellence.

As announced on Tuesday afternoon, the Carolina Panthers great has been nominated for another Sports Emmy. This time, he’s up as an Outstanding Personality in the Event Analyst category.

The highly-acclaimed and well-received FOX color commentator has some strong competition for the honors. Joining the former tight end as his fellow nominees are ESPN’s Troy Aikman, NBC’s Cris Collinsworth, CBS’ Bill Raftery, FOX’s John Smoltz and FOX’s Tom Verducci.

If Olsen captures the gold here, it wouldn’t be his first victory on this stage. He won last year’s award for Outstanding Personality as an Emerging On-Air Talent—beating out the likes of Andraya Carter, Robert Griffin III, Eli Manning and JJ Redick.

But despite the recognition, Olsen is likely to take a backseat to Tom Brady—who is slated to join the NFL on FOX team as their lead color guy in 2024. Knowing that change is coming, the seven-time Super Bowl champion and three-time Most Valuable Player praised Olsen for his work back in January.

“I think Greg’s done an incredible job,” he said on The Pat McAfee Show. “I have so much respect for him, how he approaches his job. He’s super-prepared in what he does. I think he does an incredible job every time he’s on. I love listening to him.”

We do too, Tom. We do too.

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Chris Jones did a spot-on impression of Cris Collinsworth talking about Patrick Mahomes

Sounds pretty accurate to us!

During Saturday’s freezing Kansas City Chiefs AFC wild-card game against the Miami Dolphins, defensive tackle Chris Jones found a very amusing way to keep him and his teammates entertained on the sideline in the frigid conditions.

With this game being an NBC broadcast, Jones did a very funny (and spot-on) impression of broadcaster Cris Collinsworth talking about Patrick Mahomes.

Jones absolutely nailed the cadence in Collinsworth’s voice and perfectly mirrored something we would her the NBC broadcaster say about Mahomes during one of his Chiefs game commentaries.

Impressions can be tricky for voices we know well, and Jones did as good a job as anyone could.

If we were in negative wind chill weather, we’d be lucky to have something as entertaining as Jones doing a Collinsworth impression to look forward to.

We’re curious if Collinsworth hears this impression and what he thinks of it. It sounds pretty darn accurate to us!

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Why Jason Garrett, not Cris Collinsworth, is calling the Dolphins – Chiefs playoff game on Peacock

Collinsworth isn’t in the booth for the game, and here’s why.

That’s right, the voice you’re hearing alongside Mike Tirico on Peacock (exclusively streaming this week’s Wild Card game) for the playoffs broadcast of the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs is not his usual partner, Cris Collinsworth.

No, it’s former NFL head coach Jason Garrett, and if you’re here, you’re probably wondering why it’s Garrett over Collinsworth.

There’s a really good reason for that. Tirico is actually calling two games this weekend — he’ll be on the mic for Sunday’s Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions game on NBC. And it’s Collinsworth who will join him for that game as usual.

There you have it! Enjoy the playoff game!

Cris Collinsworth hilariously explained why backup QBs in the NFL gain weight so easily

Cris Collinsworth just made a whole lot of backup quarterbacks upset

If there’s one thing we know about Cris Collinsworth, it’s that he doesn’t hold anything back when it comes to color commentary. He’ll say whatever he wants. And, seriously, I mean whatever.

Remember that time he went at his haters after people complained he had nothing to say about non-Patrick Mahomes players? Or how about his unrelenting praise of — wait for it — Tyson Bagent. Yeah, that was a weird one, wasn’t it?

The point is the man will say whatever is on his mind and won’t hold back on anything. That includes the weight of backup quarterbacks, too.

Collinsworth and Mike Tirico were talking about Chargers’ backup Easton Stick (yes, that’s a real name) during the Chargers-Bills showdown on Peacock. The two discussed how Stick hadn’t run plays all season long up until now and how backup quarterbacks don’t usually have much to do when a starter is in place.

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That’s when Collinsworth let one of his most fun facts fly out.

“When you’re the backup quarterback you can go months without even taking a single play in practice. The starting quarterback — in this case would be Justin Herbert — would get all the snaps. So give him a little time. Give him a little practice. Let’s see what happens now.

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That’s the reason a lot of backup quarterbacks are fat. They don’t do anything.” 

COLLINSOWRTH. MY GUY. WHAT? That took quite a turn.

Mike Tirico jokingly made sure to let people know that that was Collinsworth who said that. Good on him because those two definitely won’t hear the end of this one.

You’re wild for this, Collinsworth.

Why Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth aren’t calling Bengals – Steelers on NBC for Saturday Week 16

There’s a good reason for this.

Yep, you read that right, and if you’re here, you’re probably wondering: What’s the deal here? There’s a NFL game on NBC — the Cincinnati Bengals vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers — and the usual pairing on the network of Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth aren’t on the air.

What gives? There’s a simple answer.

Week 16 features two NFL games on Saturday, one of which is on NBC and the other — the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers — is on Peacock exclusively. And it’s there that you’ll find Tirico and Collinsworth calling that game.

So Bengals – Steelers has a second team: Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge and Kathryn Tappen.

There’s your answer!

Gators legend officially inducted into Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame

This Gators legend has had a heckuva career on the broadcast airwaves and was honored for his efforts recently.

Florida Gators legend, NFL star and pillar of televised sports [autotag]Cris Collinsworth[/autotag] was officially inducted into the 2023 Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame class on Tuesday night during a ceremony in New York City.

Collinsworth was a three-time All-SEC and two-time All-American performer at wide receiver with the Gators from 1977-1980, catching 120 passes for 1,937 yards and 14 touchdowns while running for two and returning a kickoff for another score. His efforts in Gainesville earned him a spot in the UF Athletic Hall of Fame back in 1991.

After college, he earned the 1981 Rookie of the Year award and ended up playing eight seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, amassing 417 receptions for 6,698 yards and 36 touchdowns. Collinsworth made three Pro Bowl appearances during that span.

The UF alumnus’ broadcast career began in 1990 when he joined NBC Sports as a game analyst for NFL coverage and selected college football broadcasts. Collinsworth made a big jump in 2005 when he joined the NFL on Fox broadcast booth alongside play-by-play announcer Joe Buck and former quarterback Troy Aikman to form Fox’s lead broadcast team.

He is the only NFL analyst other than John Madden to receive a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Event Analyst, having earned the award nine times. He currently sits alongside Mike Tirico in the NBC Sunday Night Football TV booth.

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