ESPN ended up with a pretty uninspiring booth for “Monday Night Football,” but it wasn’t because they didn’t try.
There were the obvious big-name candidates, like Peyton Manning and Tony Romo, and they all turned down ESPN’s overtures. There was also at least one fairly crazy inquiry, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post.
ESPN asked Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay to join “MNF,” Marchand reported. Now that would have made some waves.
ESPN approached Sean McVay
McVay is still one of the biggest names in coaching, and just 34 years old.