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Rich Eisen Recalls Hilarious Interaction With Concerned Fan After He Left ESPN: TRAINA THOUGHTS

1. With Kenny Mayne announcing his departure from ESPN this week after 27 years with the company, I asked Rich Eisen about life after leaving the Worldwide Leader on this week’s SI Media Podcast, which dropped Thursday morning

Eisen worked at ESPN from 1996 to 2003 before leaving for NFL Network, which, at the time, was just an upstart.

One fan was very concerned about Eisen’s transition even several months after he’d made the job switch.

The exchange went like this:

Fan: I watch you every day.