Report: CBS cuts ties with longtime NFL analyst Dan Fouts

CBS has decided to end Dan Fouts’ run with the company’s NFL broadcasts.

The wheels continue to spin in the NFL broadcast booth despite it being the offseason and there being a coronavirus pandemic. The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand reports CBS has let go long-time analyst Dan Fouts, a Hall of Fame player during his career with the San Diego Chargers.

Per the Post:

CBS Sports has let go of its No. 2 NFL game analyst, Dan Fouts, The Post has learned.

CBS is now targeting Fox’s second NFL analyst, Charles Davis, according to sources, as a potential replacement. Fox is trying to retain Davis. CBS has also eyed its own analyst Trent Green as a potential replacement for Fouts next to Ian Eagle.

Fouts, 69, retired from playing in 1987 and has been a sportscaster for decades, including on “Monday Night Football,” where he teamed with Al Michaels and Dennis Miller.