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MARINO DROPPED FROM INSIDE THE NFL
ProFootballTalk.com — ... from its sister network, CBS, to staff the Inside the NFL operation. But one key figure from the CBS on-air lineup won’t be joining the new effort. Per Michael Hiestand of USA Today , James Brown, who hosts The NFL Today on CBS, will also host the long-running weekly highlights show.  Joining him will be CBS lead game analysy Phil Simms.  And making the jump from HBO will be Cris Collinsworth. Marino, who has been a mainstay on both CBS and Inside the NFL for several years, won’t be part of the new-look effort . The decision will be announced on Monday by Sean McManus ...

'Inside the NFL': James Brown, Phil Simms, Cris Collinsworth In, Dan Marino Out
FanHouse — Filed under: NFL Media WatchInside the NFL is the longest-running show on cable TV, but as it moves from its 30-year home on HBO to Showtime this season, it will be hard to recognize. Michael Hiestand of USA Today reports that the only studio panelist from last year who will come back this year is Cris Collinsworth. Dan Marino, who had a long tenure on the show with HBO, will not be invited to migrate over to Showtime. CBS Sports head Sean McManus, who is overseeing the show's transition to Showtime, explains: "We ...

Showtime's Inside The NFL Analysts Named
AwfulAnnouncing — Showtime has named it's panelists and according to USA Today the only hold over from the HBO edition is Cris Collinsworth.... Longtime Inside analyst Cris Collinsworth, also an NBC and NFL Network analyst, will return. The weekly show, McManus says, might have a fourth analyst or "rotate that seat among recently retired and current players." Meaning, longtime Inside analyst Dan Marino is out. McManus says Marino will continue as a "key mainstay" in CBS' NFL studio — and did a "terrific job" on HBO, but "we didn't want to just have CBS ...

Dan Marino Dropped From New ‘Inside The NFL’
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Dan Marino Dropped From New ‘Inside The NFL’ Michael Hiestand of USA TODAY reports that Dan Marino is out as panelist on Showtime’s new version of “Inside The NFL.” The new roundtable of the former NFL show will instead feature Phil Simms , Cris Collinsworth and host James Brown . Dan Marino Inside The NFL Freakout As for Marino, I’m bummed we won’t be seeing this anymore . This entry was posted on Monday, July 7th, 2008 at 10:12 am and is filed under NFL , Nonsensical Crap , Video , Football . You can ...

Media News & Notes
The Big Lead — ... played with Charles Barkley; Peter Vecsey of the NY post recently admitted to preferring to watch games at home rather than at the arena; and it goes on and on and on. Beautiful stuff. Floyd Mayweather rips the HBO boxing announcers as racist. (Grand Rapids Press via USA Today) Three of Deitsch’s June media moments are Deadspin-related? (SI) Doesn’t NBC sound as if it already knows ratings for the Olympics will be dreadful? (USA Today)

Daily Links: It’s in His Blood
thejetsblog.com — Pennington is passionate about coaching, and sees it in his future. Who’s ready for training camp? Jeff Fisher warned rookies last week at the Symposium about off the field issues. There’s some shake-up in the Inside the NFL talking heads on Showtime. SI has a very interesting Salary Cap Challenge on their site. Will the Jags be headed to L.A.?