Boomer Esiason Will Get Tryout as Don Imus Replacement

Former Bengals, Jets and Cardinals quarterback Boomer Esiason has had an up-and-down career as a broadcaster. He was generally considered a flop during his time as the TV analyst alongside Al Michaels on Monday Night Football, but he's been reviewed much more favorably as the MNF radio analyst alongside Marv Alberts.

Now Esiason could get a much more prominent radio assignment than MNF. The New York Daily News is reporting that Esiason will get a one-week tryout as the replacement for Don Imus on CBS Radio. Esiason wouldn't get the job on a solo basis, though: He'll be partnered, at least at first, with Chris Russo of Mike and the Mad Dog.

I like Esiason well enough, but morning talk seems like the wrong place for him. Esiason is at his best when he's reacting to game action, and I'm skeptical that he'd be able to keep things interesting for four hours on a morning when not much is going on. Still, as Sports by Brooks notes, Esiason is a New Yorker who already works for CBS Radio. He's got a chance.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

4-24-2007 @ 6:51PM

mike said...

great pick boomer is a down to earth guy who comes across loud and clear hes a guest on our local sports show here in mass and I look forward to his insight every week

4-24-2007 @ 10:11PM

Gail A. Pierce said...

I would just like to know what has happened to ALL of the people it took to put on the Imas in the Morning show...were they also fired? That sure doesn't seem fair.

4-25-2007 @ 12:25AM

George B Vieto said...

Boomer Esiason would be a great replacement for Don "I Was Only Joking" Imus on the radio. How about Michael Irvin?

4-25-2007 @ 2:42AM

Phil said...

Get Over It And Just Bring Imus Back!

4-25-2007 @ 10:15AM

Kim said...

Who's Marv Alberts? Is he any relation to Marv Albert?

4-25-2007 @ 10:51AM

Joe Bell said...

Won't make it. He is to struck on himself

4-26-2007 @ 1:10PM

k2finance said...

Boomer was great on MNF - the problem was Al Michaels and his HUGE ego... If I had it my way, Boomer would be back on MNF.

4-26-2007 @ 9:38PM

Gary said...

Boomer seems like a real nice guy but as a 20+ year Imus fanatic, I would not listen. The firing of Imus was absurd, the context in which the remarks were made was obviously a joke, there was no negative intent. If this was on South Park it would have won an Emmy. So just bring back the best, the I-MAN!!

5-01-2007 @ 11:52AM

Dennis said...

Boomer is great, we need to keep him.

Sports Radio has gotten to crazy, loose Mad Dog and keep Boomer.. We are all glad Imus is gone.

5-02-2007 @ 6:54PM

John Harvey said...

Good God, Boomer as a replacement? He was a p*ss-poor footballer, and would make an even worse radio/tv personality. He'd be about as interesting as Dubya.