STAMFORD, Conn. — NBC Sports and Peacock will present an alternate broadcast featuring elements of the EA Sports Madden 25 video game during a Dec. 21 matchup between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. CBS has done at least one game on Nickelodeon for the past five seasons, while ESPN/ABC have the “ManningCast” as well as animated presentations featuring …
Former NFL referee Jim Tunney sits in front of a portrait of himself in his Pebble Beach, Calif., home. “I told Art, ‘I’ll go to the front desk, check in, go to my room, go to the convention hall and get back on the airplane,’ ” Tunney said. “I told him, ‘No, you can’t break somebody’s leg.’” Tunney got to …
John Madden answered to three distinct names, each coming from a different generation of NFL fans. “On behalf of the entire NFL family, we extend our condolences to Virginia, Mike, Joe and their families,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, referencing Madden’s wife and their sons. “Who the heck names a guy 32 years old as a head coach?” Madden said …
