Report: CBS sacks Dan Fouts from No. 2 NFL broadcast team
When the NFL returns, the No. 2 team for CBS broadcasts will have a different sound.
Via media reporter Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, CBS has sacked longtime analyst Dan Fouts.
The move to part ways with Fouts is not tied to coronavirus-related cutbacks, Marchand reported. Fouts’ contract was scheduled to end at the conclusion of the coming season.
According to Marchand, CBS is going to replace Fouts with Charles Davis, an NFL analyst on Fox. Davis and CBS have reached a verbal agreement on the deal, though no official contract has been signed, per the report. The network also reportedly looked at Trent Green, whom they already have in-house, as a potential replacement. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reported that Rich Gannon and James Lofton were also in-house candidates.
Davis will be paired with Ian Eagles, one of the best play-by-play voices in sports.
Fouts , 69, was a Hall of Fame quarterback with the San Diego Chargers, retiring in 1987. He began his broadcasting career the next year, with CBS, and was also part of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” booth for a brief stint. He has also been a college football commentator.
Davis has reportedly been at risk of losing his job at Fox to Greg Olsen if the tight end, who has drawn raves for his brief stints thus far as a broadcaster, opts for retirement. Olsen signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks last month.
CBS’ big offseason move was re-signing Tony Romo to a huge 10-year deal.
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