MADDEN WON'T CRUISE OVER TO ABC, RE-SIGNS WITH FOX.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth Any talk of John Madden mad·den v. mad·dened, mad·den·ing, mad·dens v.tr. 1. To make angry; irritate. 2. To drive insane. v.intr. To become infuriated. leaving Fox to join ABC's ``Monday Night Football'' - BOOM! - it's over. Madden signed a five-year deal to stay with Fox, the network announced Thursday. Salary was not disclosed, but reportedly, Madden made $8 million a year with Fox, who used him as the cornerstoneto their NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga coverage once they put in the winning bid to do NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference games four years ago. ``I enjoyed being a part of Fox Sports' growth over the last four years, so why not five more?'' Madden said in a statement. Madden, 61, sticks with Pat Summerall George Allen "Pat" Summerall (born May 10, 1930 in Lake City, Florida) is a former American football player and well-known television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, FOX, and, briefly, ESPN. , his broadcast partner the last 17 seasons. Fox Sports chief David Hill David Hill may refer to one of a number of people with this name:
``I don't think Fox would be what it is without John,'' said Hill. ``He's a coach who has driven all of us to get better. There is a heck of a lot of Madden in every game we do. ``I don't think it's too grandiose of me to say that John is football. But if he decides he wants to go to `Monday Night,' God bless him.'' |
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