BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 26: (L-R) Senior Coordniating Producer for ESPN's NFL studio shows Seth Markman, Sunday NFL Countdown Host Sam Ponder and Former NFL coach & ESPN analyst Rex Ryan of 'ESPN's Sunday's NFL Countdown' speak onstage during the ESPN portion of the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 26, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)ESPN announced this morning a major NFL reporter hire. It’s a familiar face.
Ed Werder, the veteran NFL reporter who was laid off by the Worldwide Leader back in May 2017, has been hired back at the network.
The longtime NFL insider, who’s spent much of his career covering the Dallas Cowboys, announced his hiring to NBC Sports’ Peter King.
“It says they’re emphasizing good journalism. I really feel relieved that we’ve reached a deal, and it’s final, and now it’s just the excitement of doing the job that I know I can do—and justifying the expectations that I have created for myself. I intend to,” he told King.
Please change that to @WerderEdESPN now. More accurate and sounds better. https://t.co/B7yAfpkime
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 12, 2019
Werder will be working primarily as a reporter for ESPN’s Dallas bureau, though it’s likely he’ll do more than cover the Cowboys/NFL.
The 2019 NFL regular season is set to begin in less than a month.
It kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 5 with Chicago taking on Green Bay.
