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Dan Orlovsky: ‘I’m Competitive About Film Study’

“Nothing makes me happier or brings me more joy when I find something on tape that no one else can.”
Ricky Keeler

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Every week, people tune in to either Get Up on Mondays or NFL Live during the week to listen to Dan Orlovsky and see him breaking down film on the touchscreen. The film breakdown is something Orlovsky has become synonymous with since he joined ESPN in 2018.

Orlovsky was a guest on Ryan Clark’s Face First podcast on Friday and mentioned that grinding tape brings back the competitive edge that he had when he was a quarterback in the NFL.

“Nothing makes me happier or brings me more joy when I find something on tape that no one else can. It’s the closest thing I’ve had to being in the game. It’s live. You don’t get the opportunity to do it 14 times.”

In addition to that, the 12-year NFL veteran knows that he only has so much time to get the viewer’s attention when breaking down a play and that he only has one chance to get it right.

Over the past year, Dan Orlovsky and Ryan Clark have done touchscreens together on Get Up or NFL Live. While Orlovsky mentioned that at first he thought that it was his thing, he has learned from Clark that “we” is more important than “me”.

“That was a struggle for me. The ego is part of it. The “this is mine!” is part of it. I want me, me, me. Ryan Clark has taught me this year that we is better than me. I’ve realized that the better our show does, the more that it allows each person to be filled with the pride of the moment. If I’m not interested in what you are saying, how the heck is the person watching going to be interested?”

Even though Dan Orlovsky has his own goals for the future in the industry, he feels he has accomplished something what he set out to when he joined first ESPN.

“When I got into this, my goal was I wanted to be a trusted and respected voice when it came to talking about football and I hope I’ve accomplished that. The goal is a moving target. We are in an everchanging media world. I love calling games. I want to be on a very important game weekly.” 

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ESPN Colleagues Pay Tribute to Neil Everett

“It was universal praise from the people that knew and worked with Everett.”
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Neil Everett has become one of the faces of SportsCenter. After 23 years at ESPN, he announced that he is leaving the network.

Colleagues at the World Wide Leader took to Twitter to share their thoughts. It was universal praise from the people that knew and worked with Everett. Chief among them was his SportsCenter partner of fourteen years, Stan Verrett.

Everett has spent the last two years as part of the television studio crew covering the Portland Trail Blazers. He told Front Office Sports that he will be seeking to expand his role with the team.

If Root Sports Northwest requires references, there are plenty ESPN colleagues past and present that were immediately ready to vouch for Neil Everett.

Everett was not laid off. He turned down a new contract that would have forced him to take a pay cut.

The Walt Disney Company is in the middle of layoffs effecting every division. CEO Bob Iger has tasked his leaders with reducing costs by $5.5 billion and cutting 7000 jobs.

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Bleav To Launch 2 FuboTV Channels

“Over 1,000 hours of original content is produced by Bleav each month.”
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Sports and entertainment media production company Bleav has officially launched two channels available now on FuboTV.

Bleav Sports and Bleav Football will utilize content from its podcast network to comprise programming on the TV side.

“We are excited to be partnering with Fubo, one of the premiere companies for sports streaming,” Bleav president Eric Weinberger said.

Over 1,000 hours of original content is produced by Bleav each month. Former NFL and NBA standouts like Ahman Green, Rudy Gay, Lamar Odom, LenDale White, Ike Taylor and Jonathan Stewart are just some of the hosts for Bleav.

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Neil Everett Exits ESPN After 23 Years

“ESPN changed my life, but now it’s time for me to change my life.”
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Neil Everett’s SportsCenter days are over. Front Office Sports reports that the anchor has chosen to say goodbye to ESPN after 23 years at the network.

“ESPN changed my life, but now it’s time for me to change my life,” Everett said. “Time to write a new chapter.” 

The network reportedly offered Everett a new deal. Had he agreed to it, the anchor would have taken a salary reduction.

This is a significant moment for SportsCenter. Everett moving on means one of the show’s longest-tenured partnership comes to an end. He had worked with Stan Verrett since 2009.

Everett’s exit comes in the same week that it was revealed Chris Chelios would not return to the network’s NHL coverage next season. The Walt Disney Company is currently in the middle of trying to cut 7000 jobs to save $5.5 billion.

As for the future, Everett says he will seek to increase his TV role with the Portland Trail Blazers. He has been part of the team’s broadcast crew on Root Sports Northwest for the last two years.

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