A Couple of NFL-centric Releases

I’ll now post two NFL -related releases. First from NFL Network which contains quotes from NFL Gameday Highlights and NFL Gameday Final.

Week 10 (Nov. 15, 2009) – Quotable from NFL GameDay Final & NFL GameDay Highlights on NFL Network

(Airs Sundays at 7:30 PM ET & 11:30 PM ET)

“I love the coach’s swagger. I love his confidence.”

— Deion Sanders on Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s decision to go for it on 4^th-and-2 from New England’s 28-yard line with 2:08 left in the fourth quarter

“Favre to Rice is starting to look like Montana to Rice.”

– Deion Sanders on Vikings WR Sidney Rice, who has 553 receiving yards in his past four games

“He’s becoming one of the big-time wide receivers in this league.”

– Michael Irvin on Vikings WR Sidney Rice

“132 rushing yards and two TDs…nine catches for 100 yards. That sounds like Marshall Faulk and Roger Craig.”

— Deion Sanders on Titans RB Chris Johnson’s game vs. Bills

“Amazing job by a rookie to come in, return kicks and play tailback. The Bengals leaned on him and he got the job done.”

– Steve Mariucci on Bengals RB Bernard Scott who had a 96-yard kickoff return touchdown and 13 carries in place of starting RB Cedric Benson

“The cornerbacks Leon Hall and Jonathan Joseph harassed the receivers all day and allowed the pass rush of the Cincinnati Bengals to get to Ben Roethlisberger.”

– Deion Sanders on a key to Bengals’ win over Pittsburgh

“He’s not only running outside the tackles. He runs between the tackles and is able to break tackles.”

– Deion Sanders on Titans RB Chris Johnson

“It wasn’t pretty, but there are no pictures in the standings.”

– Rich Eisen on Bengals winning 18-12 over Pittsburgh and leading the AFC North

“This is what makes him dangerous. Say what you want, you don’t like the way he throws, but he wins football games and that element is scary.”

– Michael Irvin on scrambling ability of Titans QB Vince Young, who is 3-0 as Tennessee’s starter this season

“This is a young football team. They don’t know how to win the games they are supposed to win.”

– Michael Irvin on Cowboys’ 17-7 loss to Packers

*** Additional exclusive video clips from Sunday’s NFL GameDay are available on NFL.com. Click on the video segments. These videos include:

– Titans RB Chris Johnson’s 232-scrimmage yard, two-touchdown performance

– http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d814358a8/WK-10-Chris-Johnson-highlights

– Deion Sanders’ “Let’s Go Primetime”

– http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d8143c549/Let-s-Go-Primetime

– And many more Week 10 game highlights and postgame video only on NFL.com.

7:30 PM -8:30 PM ET: NFL GameDay Highlights

Host: Rich Eisen Analysts: Deion Sanders and Michael Irvin

Following the late afternoon games, NFL GameDay Highlights offers analysis of the events of the day. Includes highlights from all completed games, insider commentary, on-field interviews and post-game press conferences.

11:30 PM -1:00 AM ET: NFL GameDay Final

Host: Rich Eisen Analysts: Deion Sanders and Steve Mariucci

NFL GameDay Final is the definitive exclamation point on Sundays providing unlimited highlights of all the games, plus post-game press conferences, interviews from the field and locker room, audio captured throughout the day and expert analysis.

And we go to Versus which premieres Patriots LB Junior Seau’s new reality show in December, but we get a sneak peek later this week.

NFL LEGEND AND PATRIOTS LINEBACKER TO TACKLE THE JOBS THAT MAKE SPORTS WORK IN NEW ORIGINAL SERIES ON VERSUS

'Sports Jobs With Junior Seau' Kicks Off With Two Episodes on Dec. 2;

VERSUS to Air Special Sneak Preview on Nov. 18 at 11 p.m. ET 

NEW YORK, N.Y. (November 16, 2009) - On the field, on the ice, in the cage or behind the wheel, professional athletes have to be tough. But what does it take to do the behind-the-scenes jobs in sports? All-Pro linebacker Junior Seau is about to find out. In VERSUS' new original series, Sports Jobs with Junior Seau, the NFL legend trades in his helmet and pads and tries out the sometimes thankless, but extremely important, jobs across the entire sports world. VERSUS will air a special sneak preview of the show on Wednesday, November 18, at 11 p.m. ET. The 10-episode weekly half-hour series will debut in its regularly scheduled timeslot, Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. ET, beginning December 2, with two back-to-back episodes.    

"This is the first show that gives fans a look at the people who make the games possible. These guys don't get the fame and recognition but they are just as talented and compelling as the players and they have just as much pride in their work," said Andy Meyer, Vice President of Original Progra
mming for VERSUS. "We're very excited to have Junior Seau, one of the greatest players the NFL has ever seen, on VERSUS' team doing the every day jobs that make sports work." 

In the sneak preview episode on November 18 Junior gets into the cage to help UFC fighter Forrest Griffin train for his bout against Anderson Silva at UFC 101 this past August in Philadelphia. Some of the other episodes will feature Seau working as the equipment manager for the Washington Capitals, as an IndyCar pit crew member, a college football writer for Sports Illustrated, a member of an arena conversion crew and as bullfighter at a Professional Bull Riders (PBR) event.  

"Throughout my 19-year professional football career, I've had the great fortune to work with so many phenomenal people; from equipment managers to trainers to the field crew, it is because of these unsung heroes that I am able to be the best player I can be on the field," said show host Junior Seau.   "I'm very excited to be part of show that allows me to do the jobs that are essential to a sport and make an impact on the overall effectiveness of an athlete or team."

A San Diego native, Seau began making a name for himself in football during his collegiate days at USC where he was an All-American player.  In 1990, following his junior year college football season, he was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the draft as the fifth pick overall.  A Charger until 2002, Seau went on to play for the Miami Dolphins from 2003 until 2005 and was signed by the New England Patriots in 2006.  Seau took a short break from football prior to the start of the 2009 NFL season for production of Sports Jobs, but after seeing how difficult some of the jobs actually were-including getting tackled by a bull during his bullfighter job with the PBR-Junior decided he'd rather take his chances on the field and returned to the Patriots team roster in time to play in the sixth game of the 2009 season. 

The COMPLETE on-air schedule follows (ALL TIMES 10 P.M. ET UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, subject to change): 

GIANTS STADIUM CONSTRUCTION CREW/DODGERS BATBOY (December 2)
In the first episode of the night, Seau will be working as part of the construction crew helping to build the new stadium for the New York Giants.  In the night's second episode, Seau will wear Dodger blue and serve as the batboy/equipment manager during a Dodgers home stand against the Milwaukee Brewers.     

NHL EQUIPMENT MANAGER (December 9, 11:30 p.m. ET)  
The Washington Capitals travel with thousands of pounds of skates, pads, jerseys, sticks and pucks and being their equipment manager for the 2009/10 NHL season-opening road game at Boston is no small task.    

ARENA CONVERSION TEAM   (December 16)
In this episode Junior joins up with Boston's legendary "Bullgang" crew to convert the Boston Bruins ice into the Boston Celtics hardwood, and back again, in just 36 hours.         

INDYCAR PIT CREW MEMBER (December 23)
The pressure is on as Junior learns how to jack up the car, fill it with gas, and change the tires - and do it all to have Scott Dixon's car back on the track in seven seconds.    

LPGA CADDY (December 30) 
Junior learns to read greens and minds, as he works a loop with LPGA and reality TV superstar Natalie Gulbis. 

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED REPORTER (January 6)
From trying to land an exclusive interview to racing between the press box and the locker room, Junior tries to cover a game and make his deadline.         

UFC CORNERMAN (January 13)
Junior joins UFC star Forrest Griffin's camp as he trains to take on Anderson Silva at UFC 101: Declaration in Philadelphia.  

HORSE TRAINER (January 20)
He'll feed, groom, shoe, clean and care for racehorses, and then do the dirtiest job he's done yet - castrate a live horse. 

PBR BULL FIGHTER (January 27)
Junior finds out first hand that keeping the riders from getting trampled and gored by a massive bull is one of the most dangerous jobs in all of sports.   

I’m amazed there’s enough inventory for so many shows. My impression was that Seau just taped a handful of episodes. I guess there’s enough footage for an entire season. One more press release post and we’re done for the evening.