Longtime ESPN NFL analyst Mark Schlereth has jumped to rival FS1.The three-timeSuper Bowl champion linemanmade his FS1 debut Tuesday morning alongside Skip Bayle s, ex
Lamar Miller Jersey -Broncos teammate Shannon Sharpe and Joy Taylor on "Undisputed."Excited to welcome 3-time Super Bowl champion @markschlereth as FS1's newest NFL Analyst! pic.twitter.com/VIf3Mbz8fq UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) July 11, 2017Schlereth is close to ousted FS1 bo s Jamie Horowitz from their time together at ESPN. His move to FS1 from ESPN has been in the works for months, said sources. Horowitz closed the deal to bring the former player nicknamed "Stink" to FS1 several weeks ago, source said.Schlereth has worked as an NFL analyst at ESPN since 2001, appearing on "NFL Live," "SportsCenter," "Mike & Mike in the Morning" and other shows. But sources said his contract was expiring at ESPN the same time the network was looking to shed 100 on-air talents/reporters. ESPN informed Schlereth his contract was not going to be renewed, freeing himto move cro s-countryto FS1.MORE: What happens atFS1 post-Horowitz?I could see Fox Sports using him on both "Fox NFL Sunday" and Chari sa Thompson's "Fox NFL Kickoff" as well as the "Undisputed" and "Speak for Yourself" studio shows in Los Angeles.As Mike Florio Men's Deshaun Watson Game Jersey[/b][/url] notes at Pro Football Talk, Schlereth's new deal with FS1 was probably finalized before Horowitz was fired last week.Schlereth joins a long list of ex-ESPNersrecruited by Horowitz during his two-year reignat FS1, includingSkip Bayle s, Colin Cowherd, Jason Whitlock, Chris Brou sard, Doug Gottlieb and Ray Lewis.Whether Eric Shanks, and whoever he appoints as Horowitz's succe sor, wants to keep Team Jamie intact is another matter. Shanks told John Ourand of Sports Busine s Journal that it will be steady as she goes at FS1.Shanks also rubber-stamped Horowitz's hiring/firing decisions, including his controversial move to dump20-plus journalists at FoxSports.
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