ESPN confirm audacious move for insider as Fox Sports and NFL Network suffer blow
ESPN have confirmed NFL reporter Peter Schrager has joined the network.
The insider and TV personality, who said goodbye to the NFL Network and Good Morning Football (GMFB) on Monday, has also previously worked on-screen roles with Fox Sports.
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ESPN announced his arrival on Tuesday, confirming he will make regular appearances on shows including First Take, Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter and the Pat McAfee Show.
Schrager will also join the team in Green Bay, Wisconsin, for the 2025 NFL Draft later this month.
News of his move to ESPN was first reported by Front Office Sports (FOS) last Friday.
Alongside his GMFB host duties, Schrager also had a Super Bowl role with Fox, and was on the network’s weekly 11am pregame show during the regular season.
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His move to ESPN will be a blow for both Fox and the NFL Network, where he has been a staple of GMFB since the show’s inception in 2016.
By signing with the worldwide leader, he becomes the latest on-screen talent to leave Fox.
Jimmy Johnson, the Pro Football Hall of Fame coach who won two Super Bowls and a college national championship, announced his retirement from the network earlier this month.
He had been part of NFL coverage for most of the network’s 31 years.
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The futures of Charissa Thompson and Erin Andrews are also still up in the air.
Neither are said to be employed by Fox after their contracts ended following the 2024 NFL season.
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Andrews has recently opened up about her private health battle, and their next moves are still unknown.
ESPN, meanwhile, has been on a hiring spree in recent months as it prepares for its first two Super Bowls in 2027 and 2031.
President of content Burke Magnus has brought across director Artie Kempner from Fox to serve as the new director of Monday Night Football.
Kempner will be the third different director to work with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman - regarded by many as the best in the booth.
The pair are entering the fourth season of their five-year contracts that are said to be worth a combined $165million.
Kempner has previously worked with Buck and Aikman, but had been Fox’s No. 2 NFL director, while being its lead on NASCAR.
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“We want to put our best foot forward in every conceivable way in what, with no exaggeration, could be the biggest moment in the history of ESPN by the time Feb. 14, 2027 rolls around,” Magnus said of bringing in Kempner ahead of Super Bowl LXI.
In front of the camera, First Take star Stephen A. Smith has also recently signed a new five-year, $100million contract with ESPN.
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