Michael Irvin Is Still on the Job Market

Last week, we wrote that ESPN finally got around to dumping Michael Irvin, though there was some speculation he could end up with another television gig -- maybe the NFL Network -- in the time it takes to say, "That's not my crackpipe, officer. It's my friends ... no, honest."

According to the Miami Herald, Irvin is still unemployed. Apparently, none of the other networks are interested in his unique brand of football analysis: Absurd commentary delivered IN A VERY LOUD VOICE.

Though Irvin wants to remain on television, none of the NFL rights-holders appear interested. CBS and NFL Network said they won't pursue Irvin. Fox (where Irvin previously worked) and NBC also aren't expected to hire him.

Frankly, I'm shocked. Seriously. Networks like attention-grabbing whores because, well, it boosts ratings. But maybe Irvin's past -- and his history of making really dumb comments -- finally caught up with him.

Irvin told the Herald that ESPN didn't offer a particular reason for ouster, "but a person very close to the situation said the network believed it could find somebody better and also feared the potential of another embarrassing incident."

In the meantime, Irvin has expressed an interest in doing some radio. And on the heels of his critically acclaimed performance in "The Longest Yard" (he played a convict), Irvin might also do more acting. Though, I'd argue that acting like a convict isn't much of a stretch. I imagine the director said something like, "All right Mike, just go over there, and when I give you the signal, punch Adam Sandler in the face ... you know, just be yourself."

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

2-23-2007 @ 7:04PM

O Negative said...

Yeah because Mike was totally known for punching opponents.

2-23-2007 @ 5:55PM

RLW said...

I think Micheal did a wonderful job at ESPN,He brought alot of energy to that show, he should have remained.

2-23-2007 @ 8:37PM

CURTIS BUTLER said...

I WAS A BIGTIME M.I. FAN WHEN I ONCE READ THAT HE CAME FROM THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS AND WHAT WENT ON IN HIS CHILD HOOD UP-BRINGING
I HAVE LIVED IN DALLAS FOR THE LAST PAST 9 YEARS AND I HAVE SEEN FIRST HAND HOW HE WASON AND OFF THE FOOTBALL TURF
AND HOW HE IS A BIG MOUTH AND KEEP UP THE STRING OF BEING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW AND NOW THAT HIS DAYS ARE OVER AT ESPN AND HE HAS MADE THE H.O.F.
WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO M.I.
I SEE THAT HE WAS NOT LIKED BY THE GUYS ON ESPN MOST OF ALL TOM JACKSON BUT HE HAS 3 SUPERBOWL RINGS AND TOM HAS NONE SO WHAT CAN YOU SAY TO HIM NO MATTER WHAT M.I. HAS DONE OFF THE FEILD
BUT IT WAS TIME FOR M.I. TO GO ,,,,,
HE WAS ALWAYS BACKING UP PLAYERS LIKE TO, PACMAN JONES AND MANY OTHERS AND HE HAD MANY PROBLEMS ON NAND DOING AND AFTER HIS DAYS WHILE PLAYING NFL FOOTBALL
WHO NO'S
HE MIGHT BEEN DRUG TESTED AND DIDNT PASS
SOMETHNG TO THINK ABOUT
ALL I CAN SAY IS WE WILL HERE MORE FROM M.I WILL IT BE GOOD OR BAD ,,,,

2-23-2007 @ 9:17PM

Virgil Mincy said...

Well, now; there is hope. The media being what it is, it was too much to expect that MI would EVER be led out to pasture. After all, the N. Smith train wreck has rivited our attention for far too long; what does that say about pubixxxpublic taste.

However, the networks, however briefly, stood tall, and said, "enough." A small step for mankind, and an appropriate one for Michael----out the door.

2-23-2007 @ 9:28PM

john said...

You mean to tell me that none of the potential presidential candidates are considing Irvin as a running mate?...This is schocking. Such a highly educated articulate man, not biased, intelligent and such a credit to the community...Times up MI....Now off to the MC Hammer school of making an ass of youself....

2-23-2007 @ 9:31PM

gposner said...

Absolutely MASSIVE, MASSIVE Lips.......

2-24-2007 @ 12:50PM

RICHARD said...

THANK GOD HE'S GONE....NOW I WILL WATCH ESPN DURING FOOTBALL SEASON AGAIN..THE GUY WAS A JERK..THOUGHT HIS S--- DIDN'T STINK

2-23-2007 @ 9:35PM

phila said...

first let me say i am from philadelphia. I should hate Irvin but besides his loud voice i don t mind him.
cocerning pacman deal , he should go to jail goverment needs to shut down the gangs in usa which would stop the thug s and killing, terrorest in iraq are no different then the gangs in USA

think he should come to philadelphia and be a sports anouncer , lol Not !!!!!!!

2-23-2007 @ 9:38PM

JC Martin said...

MI has a good heart. He hired my company to remodel his house. I think when he gets in the eye of the camera, he desperately tries to become someone he cannot. This leaves him looking like a fool many times. But as someone who knows him, he is an outstanding friend.

2-23-2007 @ 9:43PM

Asafo said...

It never ceases to amaze me how if an athlete gets in trouble, society will never let him overcome his mistakes, yet that same society welcomes a Robert Downey Jr. from the crackhouse to the movie set and Tim Allen, from jail for selling cocaine, with open arms?? I wonder why???

By the way, those "massive lips" are the same lips "you" pay the plastic surgeon thousands of dollars for, and that skin is the same reason "you" sit in the sun for hours.

2-23-2007 @ 9:50PM

Hammy Hamstein said...

Why is it that the only people who support MI are Cowboy fans? Oh, that's right, because beyond the football field, he is a JOKE. End of Story.

2-23-2007 @ 9:54PM

MATTHEW said...

THANK YOU ASAFO...

PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW SOME FAVORITE/PREFERRED PEOPLE GET MANY CHANCES WHILE OTHERS GET CRUCIFIED
AT THE BLINK OF AN EYE...

2-23-2007 @ 10:02PM

Richard said...

I think Curtis Butler above (#2) is Michael Irvin in disguise. He sounds just like him.

2-23-2007 @ 10:48PM

bbig pauly said...

MI finally got what he deserved, a big heave ho out of espn, he was nothing but a loud mouth dumb miami u and cowboy joke....

2-23-2007 @ 11:01PM

kevin said...

MARV ALBERT IS A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER

2-23-2007 @ 11:16PM

Steve said...

Well I am glad the rest of the networks see what the majority of the rest of us saw. Irvin is a crack head idoit that shows how ignorant he is everytime he opens his mouth.

2-24-2007 @ 1:31AM

George B Vieto said...

Michael Irvin get On The Radio (not the Donna Summer song) you will have more time on the air to express your opinions on the sportsworld. It happens to many ex-atheles who can't work on television due to old age or were not the television type.

2-24-2007 @ 6:06AM

Shteek said...

Ya know, the real culprit here is the media and with their never ending search to report "the facts" or "the truth" or how ever you term it, I for one hope that I am around long enough to see the day that they just report on a story and then "THAT'S IT!" I mean, I'm just tired of how they continue to just go on and on and......, I mean, enough already! OK, Michael Irvin had an incident during his career that at this time, it is a new millenium we are currently in, should be placed on the shelf and left alone to collect dust with all of the other nonsensical items,{i.e., tonya harding, mike tyson, wilt chamberlains' sex life, and this list just keeps on growing!} If Michael Irvin is getting dumped from ESPN,so be it, this type of reporting on his past foul-ups doesn't have a place in todays' sport world! We've all made mistakes and we move on and resume our lives and attempt to learn from them. If all the sports media has to offer the general public is "THE PAST" then it is a sad time in the world of sports. I know that this blog will have no effect on the way that sports, any sport, is reported, I just feel that the days of "Oooooh....what this individual done when he, or she was younger....." are over! Yesterday is "history", tomorrow is a "mystery", live for "today", and report the same way!!!

2-24-2007 @ 7:35AM

jay rich said...

Hey M.I. keep doing what you do. Congrats on the Hall Of Fame. These player hating fools can't hold your jock strap....

2-24-2007 @ 8:57AM

Chad Davis said...

He is a joke, Was always rude and showed up looking like a pimp! It was always cowboys this cowboys that! If the guy was smart he would hide his crack pipe in one of his gigantic nostrils. But there will always be the bleading hearts in this blog. Crying how Michael made mistakes and he is a great athlete
:( A great athlete is someone who plays the game and shuts his mouth. If he wants to be on TV maybe he should be doing D.A.R.E. commercials he has experience in that.