Tony Dungy’s tenure at NBC is reportedly coming to an end.
The Hall of Fame coach is likely to be a regular on the network’s “Football Night in America” pregame show on Sunday, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reports. While NBC could still change direction, the move would be part of the show’s revamp.
advertise
NBC is also reportedly likely to give him an honorary position, like Bob Costas and Al Michaels, and he officially remains at the network in a reduced role.
Dungy, 70, has been an analyst for NBC since 2009, the year after he retired as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. He was reportedly one of several NBC studio analysts whose contracts were terminated after the Super Bowl.
Details are scarce on how the reboot of “Football Night in America” will work, but Marchand reported that the show will likely have a smaller cast and run the entire operation alongside “Sunday Night Football.” Dungy has previously toured with the show alongside Rodney Harrison and Jacques Collinsworth.
Dungy was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016 and compiled a 139-69 record in 13 seasons as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts, winning Super Bowl XLI with the Colts and Peyton Manning in 2007.
advertise
His time at NBC wasn’t without incident, such as when he said Michael Sam distracted him in the locker room after he came out as gay and was reprimanded by NBC for sharing the “dumpsters in schools” myth on social media. He was also involved in the Hall of Fame’s snub of Bill Belichick, as he refused to say whether he was one of at least 11 voters who voted against his former coaching rival.
