I’ll post two NFL Network releases. The first one deals with the Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists who will be announced on Friday.
EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HALL OF FAME FINALISTS ON “PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME: ROAD TO CANTON” FRIDAY ON NFL NETWORK60-MINUTE SHOW PRESENTS FIRST-TIME TV ANNOUNCEMENT OF 15 FINALISTS FRIDAY AT 4:00 PM ET & 9:00 PM ETSteve Sabol’s Best Hall of Fame Class:1971 Featuring Jim Brown, Vince Lombardi & Y.A. Tittle2007 Inductee Michael Irvin Discusses SemifinalistsEmmitt Smith, Jerry Rice & Other WR NomineesFor the first time ever, the announcement of the 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010 will be televised on “Pro Football Hall of Fame: Road to Canton” Friday, January 8 at 4:00 PM ET with an encore at 9:00 PM ET only on NFL Network.Paul Burmeister hosts the 60-minute show and leads a panel discussion analyzing who made the final 15 and who didn’t. Joining Burmeister are USA Today NFL writer and Hall of Fame voter Jarrett Bell, Dallas Morning News NFL writer and Hall of Fame voter Rick Gosselin, and longtime Pro Football Hall of Fame executive Joe Horrigan.Also on “Road to Canton,” NFL Films president Steve Sabol looks at his greatest Hall of Fame class (1971 – Jim Brown, Bill Hewitt, Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, Vince Lombardi, Andy Robustelli, Y.A. Tittle and Norm Van Brocklin) and hosts a roundtable with NFL Films’ most storied cinematographers – Bob Angelo, Donnie Marx, Hank McElwee and Bob Smith – to discuss the great shots and stories of this year’s 15 finalists.NFL Network analyst and 2007 Hall of Fame inductee Michael Irvin joins Burmeister to discuss 2010 semifinalists Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice and the other wide receiver nominees.Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young, who connected with Jerry Rice for 85 touchdowns, talks about his favorite Rice moments.The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010 will be announced live from the site of Super Bowl XLIV in South Florida on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 5:00 PM ET on NFL Network.
And we have some quotage from Sunday’s NFL Gameday Highlights and NFL Gameday Final shows.
Week 17 (Jan. 3, 2010) – Quotable from NFL GameDay Final & NFL GameDay Highlights on NFL Network(Airs Sundays at 7:30 PM ET & 11:30 PM ET)***SPECIAL NFL GAMEDAY FINAL PLAYOFF EDITIONS***Saturday at 12 Midnight ET/9 PM PT & Sunday at 8:00 PM ET/5 PM PT“The stars are aligned perfectly for the Chargers. You have a team that has balance in all three phases of the game. They have a bye, so they’ll be fresh and healthy. They have 11 wins in a row. I don’t think any of these AFC teams want to be the seed that has to travel through San Diego.”– Steve Mariucci on San Diego Chargers“The Chargers have an MVP-type quarterback, a defense that is coming around, a suitable running game, a tight end you can’t cover and their receivers are mammoth.”–- Deion Sanders on San Diego Chargers“He has become the fearless leader in Dallas.”– Steve Mariucci on Cowb
oys QB Tony Romo“He doesn’t run any faster or jump any higher. He’s just more confident and he’s making the most of his opportunities.”– Michael Irvin on Cowboys WR Miles Austin’s improvement over last season“They run the football better than anybody behind a veteran offensive line. I love the new wrinkles they put in each week.”— Steve Mariucci on New York Jets running game“They deserve to be in the playoffs and headed to Cincinnati next week.”– Steve Mariucci on New York Jets“I’m concerned about the Saints. You can’t just turn it on and off in football.”– Deion Sanders on New Orleans Saints“I’ve always said ‘hope will dictate effort.’ The Giants knew there was no hope and they gave no effort.”– Michael Irvin on New York Giants’ 44-7 loss vs. Minnesota“I can’t fathom a Tom Coughlin-led team shutting it down like they did. They quit.”– Deion Sanders on New York Giants’ 44-7 loss vs. Minnesota“It’s like the Yankees playing without A-Rod and Jeter.”– Deion Sanders on Broncos playing without starters Brandon Marshall and Tony Scheffler“There is no replacing Wes Welker.”– Deion Sanders on Patriots WR Wes Welker“I’ve got to give Cutler credit. The last two weeks, he’s been playing well.”– Deion Sanders on Bears QB Jay Cutler“I can’t see one of the teams that won today lose next week because they looked so dominating.”– Steve Mariucci on next week’s Wild Card rematches featuring Jets-Bengals, Eagles-Cowboys and Packers-Cardinals“He’ll be on the Nick Folk express if that continues.”– Rich Eisen on Texans K Kris Brown finishing 0-2 on field goal attempts and missing an extra point vs. Patriots“He’s going to file a restraining order on McGahee after the game.”– Deion Sanders on Ravens RB Willie McGahee beating Raiders S Hiram Eugene for a 77-yard TD run“He’s the Defensive MVP. Crown him.”– Deion Sanders on Packers CB Charles Woodson*** Additional exclusive video clips from Sunday’s NFL GameDay are available on NFL.com. Click on the video segments. These videos include:– The Top 5 catches of Week 17– Deion Sanders’ “Let’s Go Primetime”– And many more Week 17 game highlights and postgame video only on NFL.com.
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