fans will soon be able to wake up once again with a cup of coffee and hours of football talk ...
and they will be able to stream it too. The league has set a launch date for the rebooted version of the NFL Network morning show. will return on July 29, with Jamie Erdahl, Peter Schrager and Kyle Brandt remaining as co-hosts of the show, joined by former NFL defensive end Akbar Gbajabiamila and news reporter Sherree Burruss.
Schrager and Brandt will split their time between New York and Los Angeles. However, the NFL will also launched a two-hour syndicated version of the show on the same day called , set to stream on Channel, with the Fox TV stations the show in September. Sony Pictures Entertainment handled distribution for the show, which also counts Sony’s Michael Davis as executive producer.
“What we’ve been focused on is, in a world where linear television and the media just a lot of places in general are going through a lot of change,” says David Jurenka, senior VP and GM of NFL Media in Los Angeles. “How do we make sure that our best franchises continue to grow and develop?” The NFL that would move its production from New York to its Los Angeles campus, and that it was developing the syndicated extension. The league needed some time to figure out the details of the new version of the show, including the talent, some of whom are still to be announced.
“We just have more tools to play with in our studio [in L.A.], and thought that we could both preserve some t.
