Another ESPN voice is leaving the Worldwide Leader for FOX Sports, according to a New York Post report:
Super Bowl Champion Jonathan Vilma has decided to leave ESPN/ABC and will sign with Fox to be an NFL game analyst, according to sources. Vilma will likely work with Kenny Albert on Sundays in the fall.
Albert had been teamed with Ronde Barber in past years. FOX did not renew Barber’s contract last year.
Besides the Vilma signing from ESPN, Fox has picked off three others from ESPN. Up-and-coming play-by-player Adam Amin will be in Fox’s NFL and MLB booths. Meanwhile, FS1 is bringing in Emmanuel Acho for its morning sports talks shows and Fox News/Fox Nation is expected to take current ESPN Radio talk show host Will Cain. Fox has not yet officially confirmed any of the moves.
Meanwhile, Fox still does not have a No. 2 analyst to team with Kevin Burkhardt after CBS took Charles Davis for the same level NFL role.
In the meantime, it is being patient in filling Davis’ spot for this season with Daryl Johnston and Mark Schlereth as potential one-year solutions, according to Post sources.
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Vilma was the Jets’ first-round pick in 2004. He won a Super Bowl with the Saints and also was part of 2001 University of Miami national championship team.
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