Tag: Cris Collinsworth

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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Cris Collinsworth told his Twitter haters he’s capable of talking about non-Patrick Mahomes players

Cris Collinsworth knows his love for Patrick Mahomes can be grating.

Patrick Mahomes is the NFL’s best player. Heck, when all is said and done, he might be known as the best player in NFL history. Naturally, when he plays in a night game, announcers like Cris Collinsworth are going to focus on his wizardry. However, for some, there’s a reasonable limit on gushing about Mahomes compared to other players involved in the game.

Even Collinsworth himself seems to understand this.

Before the Kansas City Chiefs squared off against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night, Mike Tirico asked Collinsworth to talk about Kansas City’s budding elite defense. Collinsworth hilariously offered up a disclaimer that he can, in fact, talk about non-Mahomes players and that he’s seen the tweets criticizing him for this.

The self-awareness levels are off the charts:

Kudos to Collinsworth for the great sense of humor. I can’t imagine he’ll keep his focus off him for long, given how good Mahomes is.

Why Jason Garrett, not Cris Collinsworth, is calling Ravens – Chargers on NBC Sunday Night Football

Collinsworth isn’t in the booth for SNF.

That’s right, the voice you’re hearing alongside Mike Tirico on Sunday Night Football for the Week 12 broadcast of the Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers 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.

We don’t have a definitive answer, but it would seem that because Collinsworth was on the mic with Tirico on Thursday for the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks Thanksgiving game, maybe Garrett was needed for a second Week 12 contest.

There you have it! Enjoy the Sunday night game.

Jac Collinsworth main subject of Awful Announcing story on nepotism

Good discussion to have?

For the past two years, Notre Dame’s NBC broadcasts have come under heavy criticism. Never was it on display more than during and after the Irish’s stunning dominance of USC. Social media bashed the broadcast early and often. People seem to have had enough of what they’ve been exposed to on coverage of Irish home games.

To that end, Jesse Pantuosco of Awful Announcing saw it fit to pen an article about nepotism in sports with Notre Dame play-by-play announcer Jac Collinsworth being the story’s primary subject. Jac, of course, is the son of NBC Sunday Night Football color analyst Cris Collinsworth. He also is a Notre Dame alumnus. But he hasn’t won many fans calling Irish games, and this article in particular says he didn’t rise to the big moment of the Irish walloping the Trojans.

Here’s the main argument against Collinsworth in the story:

“The elder Collinsworth is one of the best in the business, and maybe Jac will get there someday, but Saturday proved the 28-year-old is still very much a work in progress, failing to meet the moment in his biggest assignment to date.

Naturally, Collinsworth’s relative lack of polish has sparked a larger discussion about nepotism in sports media, with many questioning his credentials while wondering if Collinsworth is qualified for his current role, leapfrogging more deserving broadcasters on the strength of his last name. Not only was Collinsworth ill-equipped for primetime, but his rapid ascent presents problematic optics that NBC will now have to answer for, fast-tracking a novice announcer in desperate need of seasoning.”

The story goes to cite similar situations in Noah Eagle, Chris Simms and former Irish offensive lineman [autotag]Mike Golic Jr.[/autotag] None of those broadcasters have come under as much scrutiny as Collinsworth though. Whether it’s merited or not, it’s unfortunate that the situation has necessitated this discussion. Here’s hoping Collinsworth has a better end to the season.

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NBC showed Damar Hamlin picking his teeth in the middle of a serious conversation about his injury

This was an unbelievably awkward time to show Damar Hamlin.

Sunday night was an emotional one for the Buffalo Bills.

It marked the first time that safety Damar Hamlin returned to the Cincinnati Bengals’ home field since his scary cardiac arrest last January. Hamlin didn’t play and has understandably featured in little action this year as he gradually works his way back in. But his on-field collapse remains one of the more harrowing moments in NFL history. As such, NBC’s Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth took some time to discuss the emotional gravitas of Hamlin’s injury and return to the NFL during the game. There was just one itsy-bitsy problem.

The network’s cameras probably couldn’t have a picked more awkward time to cut to Hamlin on Buffalo’s sideline as he picked his teeth. I’m almost stunned they showed Hamlin in this unflattering position at all:

I know the folks at NBC can’t predict what Hamlin or any player on the sideline will do at any given moment. But man, I don’t know. If we’re going to have a serious discussion about someone’s life-threatening injury from football on live national television, perhaps we should ensure we don’t show them from a compromised angle.