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| 14th October, 2008 - 1:26 pm | Mercury News - John Madden will be home in the East Bay on Sunday instead of working the NBC telecast in Tampa, which will end his regular-season streak of 476 weeks on the air — a streak that began in 1980.
According to a Washington Post report, NBC Sports President Dick Ebersol first suggested a week off last spring, and Madden agreed 10 days ago.
"I still enjoy the travel, but you'd like to be home once in a while. I've got five grandchildren. It's a quality of life issue," Madden, 72, told the Post. "The 49ers and the Raiders not being good also has hurt, because you never get a home game. Even when L.A. had a team, I'd get to be home. When you see the grandkids, it's like they've grown 2 feet."
Cris Collinsworth will take Madden's place in the broadcast booth Sunday.
"It's just a week to rest my best player," Ebersol said. "It's like giving your best starting pitcher an extra day off in the rotation." [READ] |
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