Would you be more likely to watch NFL football if Peyton Manning were on the broadcast crew? Television networks think you would be and are willing to put heavy dollars behind the belief.
Whoa. Sources say Peyton Manning-hungry ESPN and Fox Sports are willing to pay ex-NFL superstar up to $10 million a year to call 'Monday Night Football' or 'Thursday Night Football' this season. Omaha! https://t.co/IP1UPjQS3w pic.twitter.com/Yl7xLnIEdQ
By comparison, Jon Gruden, the longtime analyst on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast who has left the position to coach the Oakland Raiders, was making $6.