NFL Insiders

2013 American TV series or program

NFL Insiders

Genre| NFL
Starring| Suzy Kolber
Adam Schefter
Chris Mortensen
Bill Polian
Trey Wingo
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Running time| 60 minutes
Production company| ESPN
Original release
Network| ESPN
Release| 2013 (2013) –
2017 (2017)

NFL Insiders was a National Football League studio show, that aired Monday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.[1] The football-themed show replaced NFL 32 on August 5, 2013.[2] The program was one of the only NFL-related studio programs to air during the week along with NFL Live. On September 13, 2015, a new Sunday edition of NFL Insiders began airing on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. ET, replacing the first hour of Sunday NFL Countdown (which itself was shortened from 3 hours to 2 hours before it became a 3-hour show once again in 2017).

## Personalities

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* Suzy Kolber
* Wendi Nix
* Adam Schefter
* Chris Mortensen
* Matthew Berry
* Bill Polian
* Trey Wingo (Sunday host, 2015–2016)

### Contributors

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Regular contributors include:[1][3][4][5]

* John Clayton \- ESPN.com senior writer
* Ed Werder \- NFL insider
* Mel Kiper Jr. \- NFL Draft expert
* Todd McShay \- NFL Draft expert
* Jarrett Bell \- USA Today Sports NFL columnist
* Adam Caplan \- Sirius/XM Radio host
* Billy Devaney \- former St. Louis Rams general manager
* Dan Graziano \- ESPN NFL Insider
* Louis Riddick \- former NFL scout and director of player personnel
* Phil Savage \- former Cleveland Browns general manager
* Field Yates \- ESPN Fantasy Insider, who is in his 30s
* Mark Dominik \- former Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager
* Jim Trotter \- ESPN.com senior NFL writer
* Andrew Brandt - NFL business analyst

## Segments

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* Press Coverage: A segment that highlights tweets from sports reporters across the country.
* Inside the Headlines: A segment that highlights and analyzes articles from newspapers across the country.
* Insider's Notebook: Each insider highlights a player in the league.
* Bill's Championship Indicators (BCI): A formula, developed by Bill Polian, consisting of the following team stats that would generally quantify a team as being a potential Super Bowl champion:
* Yards per pass attempt
* Points allowed per game
* Turnover margin
* Kicking efficiency
* 3rd down efficiency on offense
* 3rd down efficiency on defense
* QBR for the team
* QBR for the opposing team

## See also

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* NFL Live

## References

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1. ^ a b ESPN’s NFL Insiders to Debut in August with Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter
2. ^ ESPN to cut ‘NFL32,’ will introduce ‘NFL Insiders’ show in August
3. ^ The Lineup: NFL Insiders
4. ^ Former Buccaneers General Manager Mark Dominik Joins ESPN’s NFL Insiders
5. ^ Veteran NFL Reporter Jim Trotter Joins ESPN

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Executives|

* George Bodenheimer
* Edwin Durso
* Chuck Pagano
* Norby Williamson
* James Pitaro

U.S. networks|

| Streaming|

* ESPN+
* ESPN3
* ESPN8 The Ocho
* ESPN (fall 2025)

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Linear TV|

* ESPN
* ESPN2
* ESPNU
* ESPNews
* Deportes
* ACC Network
* SEC Network

Part-time|

* ACC Network Xtra
* ESPN on ABC
* SEC Network +

Radio|

* ESPN Radio
* Deportes
* Xtra

International|

| Canada|

* TSN
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* RDS
* RDS2
* RDS Info
* CTV Nature Channel
* CTV Speed Channel
* CTV Wild Channel
* USA Network

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Japan|

* J Sports (3%)

Latin America|

| Panregional|

* ESPN (Latin America)

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Brazil|

* ESPN (Brazil)

Caribbean|

* ESPN Caribbean

Netherlands|

* ESPN (Netherlands)

Oceania|

* ESPN Australia

Sub-Saharan Africa|

* ESPN Africa

Ventures|

* ESPN.com
* ESPN Bet (with Penn Entertainment)
* ESPN Deportes.com
* ESPN Broadband
* ESPN Events
* ESPN Films
* ESPN Deportes La Revista
* ESPN Books
* ESPY Awards
* ESPN Integration
* ESPN PPV

Defunct ventures|

* Arena Football League (minority stake, 2006–2009)
* ESPN 3D (2010–2013)
* ESPN America (2002–2013)
* ESPN Classic (U.S.) (1995–2021)
* ESPN Classic (UK) (2006–2013)
* ESPN Classic Canada (2001–2023)
* ESPN College Extra (2015–2023)
* ESPN Full Court (2007–2015)
* ESPN GamePlan (1992–2015)
* ESPN Goal Line & Bases Loaded (2010–2020)
* Grantland (2011–2015)
* ESPN HS (1997–2012)
* ESPN The Magazine (1998–2019)
* ESPN MVP (2005–2006)
* ESPNscrum (2007–2015)
* ESPN Star Sports (equity stake, 1996–2012; incl. ESPN Asia (1995–2013))
* NHL Network Canada (2001–2015)
* ESPN5 (2017–2020)
* WatchESPN (2011–2019)
* Sony ESPN (2016–2020)
* ESPN West
* Longhorn Network (2011–2024)
* Venu Sports (cancelled)
* WTSN (2001–2003)

Sports broadcasting rights|

* CFL on TSN
* ESPN College Basketball
* ESPN College Football
* ESPN Major League Baseball
* KayRod Cast
* FCS Kickoff
* Golf on ESPN
* High School Showcase
* MLS Soccer Sunday
* NBA on ESPN
* NBA on ABC
* NFL on ESPN
* Monday Night Football
* Manningcast
* NHL on ESPN
* TSN Hockey
* Soccer on ESPN/ABC
* Tennis on ESPN
* WNBA on ESPN
* Other events

Other properties|

* Andscape
* ESPNcricinfo
* Jayski's Silly Season Site (formerly)
* ESPN FC
* Scouts Inc.
* TrueHoop (formerly)

Notable personalities|

* Current personalities
* Former personalities
* ESPNews personalities
* ESPNU personalities
* ESPN Radio personalities
* Presidents of ESPN

Miscellaneous|

* History
* Programs
* Criticism
* This Is SportsCenter
* ESPN Armory
* ESPN Zone
* ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
* ESPN BottomLine
* X Games
* Fox Sports International
* College GameDay Emmy scandal

Owners: Walt Disney Company (80%); Hearst Communications (20%)

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Scheduled shows|

* 30 for 30
* ESPN Bet Live
* College Football Live
* E:60
* First Take
* ESPN Major League Baseball
* NBA Today
* NBA on ESPN
* ABC
* Wednesday
* Friday
* Saturday
* Sunday
* NFL on ESPN
* ABC
* Monday Night Football
* Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli
* NHL on ESPN
* ABC
* Pardon the Interruption
* SportsCenter
* The Pat McAfee Show
* They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce
* Thursday Night Showcase
* WNBA on ESPN

Pregame and postgame|

* Baseball Tonight
* Big Monday
* College Football Final
* College GameDay Football
* College GameDay Basketball
* College Football Scoreboard
* ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime
* ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime
* ESPN Megacast
* Monday Night Baseball
* Monday Night Countdown
* NBA Countdown
* NFL Insiders
* NFL Live
* NFL Matchup
* NFL Primetime
* Saturday Primetime
* Sunday NFL Countdown
* Sunday Night Baseball
* Super Tuesday
* Wednesday Night Baseball
* Wednesday Night Hoops

Former programming|

* Arena Football League on ESPN
* Around the Horn
* AWA Championship Wrestling
* Beg, Borrow & Deal
* Bonds on Bonds
* Bound for Glory
* Boxing on ESPN
* The Bronx Is Burning
* Cheap Seats
* The Contender
* Cycling on ESPN
* Dream Job
* ESPN SpeedWorld
* ESPN Sunday Night Football
* Global Supercard Wrestling
* Highly Questionable
* IndyCar Series on ESPN
* I'd Do Anything
* Jim Rome Is Burning
* The Jump
* Knight School
* MISL on ESPN
* MLS on ESPN
* NASCAR Countdown
* NASCAR on ESPN
* NASL on ESPN
* Nine for IX
* Outside the Lines
* Playmakers
* Shaquille
* SpeedWeek
* SportsCentury
* SportsNation
* The Sports Reporters
* Stump the Schwab
* Tilt
* The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...
* This Just In with Max Kellerman
* 2 Minute Drill
* Up Close
* USFL on ESPN
* World Cup Live

Upcoming|

* Inside the NBA (2025)

* List of programs broadcast by ESPN

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partners|

* ABC
* CBS
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* Fox
* NBC
* Sky Sports

Former partners
DuMont
Sports Network
TNT

Streaming coverage|

* ESPN+
* Netflix
* NFL+
* Paramount+ (CBS Sports)
* Peacock (NBC Sports)
* Prime Video

Monday Night
Football|

* History
* Monday Night Countdown

Results
1970–2005
2006–2019
2020–present
2015–present (ABC)

Sunday Night
Football|

* ESPN
* NBC
* TNT

Results
ESPN
NBC
TNT

Pregame shows|

* CBS
* The NFL Today
* Fox
* Fox NFL Kickoff
* Fox NFL Sunday
* ESPN
* Sunday NFL Countdown
* Monday Night Countdown
* NBC
* The NFL on NBC pregame show
* Football Night in America

NFL Network|

* List of programs
* NFL AM
* NFL GameDay
* NFL RedZone
* NFL Replay
* NFL Total Access
* The Timeline
* Finding Giants

Thursday Night Football
Results (2006–present)
2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game
Miracle in Motown

NFL Network Exclusive Game Series

NFL Films|

* America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
* Football Follies
* A Football Life
* Hard Knocks
* Inside the NFL
* NFL Dream Season
* NFL Films Game of the Week
* NFL Matchup
* NFL Top 10
* NFL Top 100
* The Perfect 10
* Quarterback

Other programs|

* DuMont
* Football Sidelines
* Football This Week
* Pro Football Highlights
* ESPN
* NFL Live
* NFL Primetime
* Nickelodeon
* NFL on Nickelodeon
* NFL Slimetime
* Super Bowl programming
* Prime Video
* NFL on Prime Video
* ITV
* The NFL Show
* Sky
* NFL on Sky Sports

Radio broadcast
partners|

* Compass Media
* ESPN
* Sports USA
* Westwood One

| Defunct networks|

* Mutual
* NBC

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Secondary partners|

* Absolute Radio 90s (UK)
* NFL+
* Sirius XM
* TSN Radio (Canada)

Local broadcasters|

* Buffalo Bills Radio Network
* Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network
* Cleveland Browns Radio Network
* Dallas Cowboys Radio Network
* Denver Broncos Radio Network
* Detroit Lions Radio Network
* Packers Radio Network
* Jaguars Radio Network
* Las Vegas Raiders Radio Network
* New England Patriots Radio Network
* New York Giants Radio Network
* New York Jets broadcasters
* Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network
* Titans Radio Network

Broadcasters
by event|

* NFL draft

| Pre-AFL–NFL merger|

* AFL All-Star Game
* NFL Championship Game
* Playoff Bowl

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Postseason events|

* Super Bowl (lead-out programs)

TV technology|

* 1st & Ten
* FoxBox
* Instant replay
* NFL Sunday Ticket
* Telestrator

Other|

* Announcerless game
* Muppet Night Football
* Canadian broadcasts
* History
* 1950s
* 1960s
* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s
* Doubleheader (television)
* Super Bowl TV ratings (lead-out programs)
* Timeline of American Football on UK television

| TV markets|

* 1994–1996 U.S. TV realignment
* List of American and Canadian cities by number of major professional sports franchises
* Cable TV NFL over-the-air affiliates

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Broadcast policies|

* Blackout policies
* Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961

Network|

* ABC/ESPN
* CBS
* Fox
* NBC
* NFL Network
* Westwood One

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NFL on ESPN

Related programs|

* ESPN Sunday Night Football (1987–2005)
* Monday Night Football (2006–present)
* NFL Draft
* NFL on ABC
* Football Sunday on ESPN Radio

| Studio programs|

* The Blitz
* Monday Night Countdown
* NFL Matchup
* NFL Primetime
* Sunday NFL Countdown
* NFL Live
* NFL Insiders

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Other football programs|

* Arena Football League on ESPN
* CFL on TSN
* ESPN College Football
* USFL on ESPN

Related articles|

* History of Monday Night Football
* NFL on television (history)
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s

Commentators|

* Joe Buck \- Lead Play-by-play
* Troy Aikman \- Lead Color Commentary
* Lisa Salters \- Co-Lead Sideline reporter
* Laura Rutledge \- Co-Lead Sideline reporter
* Russell Yurk - Rules analyst
* Chris Fowler \- #2 Play-by-play
* Louis Riddick \- Co-#2 Color Commentary
* Dan Orlovsky \- Co-#2 Color Commentary
* Katie George \- Co-#2 Sideline reporter
* Peter Schrager \- Co-#2 Sideline reporter
* Eli Manning and Peyton Manning – Manningcast hosts

| Former
commentators|

* Gerald Austin
* Bonnie Bernstein
* Mike Ditka
* Brian Griese
* Jon Gruden
* Ron Jaworski
* Suzy Kolber
* Tony Kornheiser
* Steve Levy
* Sean McDonough
* Booger McFarland
* Michele Tafoya
* Joe Tessitore
* Joe Theismann
* Mike Tirico
* Jeff Triplette
* Dick Vermeil
* Jason Witten
* Steve Young

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Lore televised
by ESPN|

* 2005 Saints–Giants/Cowboys–Redskins doubleheader
* "Rebirth"
* 2006 Bears–Cardinals comeback
* Fail Mary
* 2018 Chiefs–Rams shootout
* Manningcast
* Collapse of Damar Hamlin

| ESPN Sunday Night Football era|

* American Bowl (1990–2005)
* Fútbol Americano

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Pro Bowls broadcast on ESPN|

* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2010
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Music|

* Edd Kalehoff
* Johnny Pearson
* Hank Williams Jr.

| Songs|

* "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night"
* "Heavy Action"
* "Start Me Up"
* "The Party's Over"

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Rivalries|

* Broncos–Raiders rivalry
* Commanders–Cowboys rivalry

Results|

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* 1970–2005
* ESPN
* 1987–2005
* 2006–2019
* 2020–present

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