Former NFL player Steve Smith will begin his broadcasting career at NFL Network. In other news, ESPN has added a pair of high-profile guest analysts for its Super Bowl pregame show, and Colleen Dominguez has settled a discrimination lawsuit against her former employer Fox Sports.
Steve Smith Headed to NFL Network
- Retired NFL WR Steve Smith has joined NFL Network as a studio analyst, it was announced Thursday. Smith will appear on the various NFL Network studio shows, starting this Sunday with a Super Bowl edition of NFL Gameday Morning. Smith was a media favorite late in his career and served as a guest analyst on The NFL Today on CBS multiple times last season. (NFL Communications 2.2)
Beckham, Ryan to Guest Star on ESPN Super Bowl Pregame
- ESPN announced Monday that New York Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. and recently fired Bills coach Rex Ryan will serve as guest analysts for the network’s Super Bowl Sunday edition of Postseason NFL Countdown. They will appear alongside Suzy Kolber and Steve Young on a secondary set. Ryan, fired as an NFL head-coach twice in three years, has long been rumored as a potential television analyst. (ESPN Media Zone 1.30)
Dominguez Settles Suit Against Fox Sports
- Former Fox Sports reporter Colleen Dominguez settled an age and gender discrimination lawsuit against the company last month, Deadspin reported Tuesday. Dominguez, who left ESPN for FS1 in 2014, had accused higher-ups of pulling her assignments and critiquing her based more on appearance than performance. (Deadspin 1.31)
