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The Washington Commanders quarterback room has been in the spotlight all season, and now veteran Marcus Mariota is drawing attention for something off the field.

Washington Commanders News / The Spun / December 1

Cris Collinsworth Confused Everyone With Weird Pronunciation Sunday Night

Viewers of Sunday night's game between the Commanders and Broncos might've noticed NBC's Cris Collinsworth saying Marcus Mariota's name a little differently than he has for the past 10 years.

NFL News / 5 GOATs / November 26

Jason Garrett stepping in for Cris Collinsworth for Thanksgiving NFL game

Jason Garrett will step in to replace Cris Collinsworth for NBC’s Thanksgiving Day coverage of the Baltimore Ravens vs. the Cincinnati Bengals, it was announced.

Indianapolis Colts News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Oldest 4,000-passing-yard seasons' quiz

How many of the NFL quarterbacks to throw for at least 4,000 yards after turning 35 years old can you name in five minutes?

The 'Yearly NFL passing leaders' quiz

The 'QBs sacked seven times in a win' quiz

The '2K-scrimmage-yard NFL seasons' quiz

NFL News / The Spun / November 26

Cris Collinsworth Disagrees With CBS, FOX On Tom Brady, Tony Romo

Several years ago FOX Sports made the controversial decision to hire Tom Brady straight onto their No. 1 NFL broadcast team following his NFL career. The results for Brady and for CBS' Tony Romo have been a bit mixed, and longtime broadcaster Cris Collinsworth takes some issue with the networks' approach to broadcasting.

NFL News / Yardbarker

The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.

Cincinnati Bengals News / NBC Sports / November 25

Watch: Cris Collinsworth shares if Joe Burrow should play again this season | Dan Patrick Show

NFL News / The Spun / November 25

NBC Is Replacing Cris Collinsworth For Thanksgiving Night Game

NBC NFL color commentator Cris Collinsworth just called his 500th career game this past weekend. But his 501st game won't be coming on Thanksgiving Day.

NFL News / The Spun / November 24

Cris Collinsworth Received Cool Surprise During 500th Career Broadcast

NBC's Cris Collinsworth is one of the best color commentators we have in our game. And after several decades in the business, the ex-Pro Bowl receiver celebrated a very special milestone on Sunday.

NFL News / Athlon Sports / November 23

‘Sunday Night Football’ Makes Cris Collinsworth Announcement

Few broadcasters in football have carved out a career as enduring and influential as Cris Collinsworth. Before entering television, he spent eight seasons as a standout wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, appearing in the Super Bowl twice while earning three Pro Bowl selections.

Philadelphia Eagles News / Inside the Iggles / November 17

Cris Collinsworth just said what Eagles fans have been begging to hear

It wasn't pretty for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, but then again, it wasn't last week either. Still, the Eagles swept their way through a duo of primetime matchups with two of the NFC's best teams, beating the Green Bay Packers 10-7 in Week 10 and the Detroit Lions 16-9 in Week 11.

NFL News / Yardbarker

Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

NFL News / 5 GOATs / November 17

Cris Collinsworth hammers officials over controversial Lions pass interference call vs. Eagles

The Detroit Lions thought they were going to get the football back in the fourth quarter with a stop on 3rd & 8 against the Philadelphia Eagles. However,

NFL News / Bolt Beat / November 10

Cris Collinsworth exposed his blatant Chiefs bias during Steelers-Chargers

The LA Chargers walloped the Pittsburgh Steelers on primetime, but you never would have known that if you were only listening to the broadcast audio. Instead, you would have thought it was a Kansas City Chiefs celebration broadcast.

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The 'Active NBA PPG leaders' quiz

The 'Oldest 4,000-passing-yard seasons' quiz

The 'Most passing yards by an NFL rookie' quiz

The 'AL and NL MVPs since 2000' quiz

NFL News / FirstSportz / October 18

Michael Jordan’s ‘In Depth’ Role as NBC Special Contributor Revealed by Cris Collinsworth

As the 2025-26 season is about to start, fans are waiting to see Michael Jordan debut in his role as a ‘special contributor’ for NBC, which is restarting its NBA coverage from this campaign.

NBA News / ChiCitySports / October 17

Cris Collinsworth hints at Michael Jordan’s role with NBA on NBC

The 2025-26 NBA season is set to tip off next week and when it does, NBC will be a prominent source once again for the league. The NBA on NBC is officially back this year and with that comes the return of Michael Jordan.

Cincinnati Bengals News / Cincinnati Bengals on SI / October 16

NBA Legend Revealed as Former Bengals Fan

The greatest basketball player of all time was once a Bengals fan. NBC football analyst Cris Collinsworth was on Up & Adams this week and revealed that NBA legend Michael Jordan grew up a Bengals fan in the late 1970s and early 80s.

NFL News / 5 GOATs / October 13

Cris Collinsworth reacts to Lions-Chiefs postgame fight, Brian Branch punch

Cris Collinsworth believes the NFL will punish Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch for punching Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster after the Sunday Night Football game.

NFL News / Athlon Sports / September 5

Cris Collinsworth: Former Cowboys First Round Pick in Danger of Being Cut After Missing Eagles Game

The Dallas Cowboys headed to Philadelphia to take on the 2024-25 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night in a marquee nationally televised game that kicked off the 2025-26 NFL season.

Tennessee Titans News / Tennessee Titans on SI / April 20

Cris Collinsworth Has Major Prediction for Titans' Likely No. 1 Pick

The Tennessee Titans' number one selection of Miami's Cam Ward is all but cemented at the top of this year's draft. After weeks of back and forth entering

NFL News / Athlon Sports / December 8, 2024

Cris Collinsworth Facing Backlash During Chiefs-Chargers Game

Sunday night usually brings with it fan complaints about color analyst Cris Collinsworth - even if that criticism isn't always accurate. However, whenever he's calling a game the Kansas City Chiefs are involved in, things seem to go off the rails a bit sooner than normal.

San Francisco 49ers News / 49ers Webzone / October 26, 2024

Cris Collinsworth likes what he's seen from 49ers rookies

The San Francisco 49ers have yet to get off to the best start in 2024. At times, the team has played poorly, especially in the second half when trying to protect leads.

NFL News / Yardbarker / July 11, 2024

Cris Collinsworth shares broadcasting advice he gave Tom Brady

Brady will become Fox's new lead in-game analyst this coming season.

Major update on Tom Brady's purchase into Raiders, Fox deal revealed

Former All-Pro shares why Tom Brady will excel as broadcaster

Tom Brady: Career retrospective

The 'Replacements for notable NFL QBs' quiz

Kansas City Chiefs News / Yardbarker / January 17, 2024

Watch: Chiefs' Jones does hilarious Collinsworth impression

Watch: Chiefs DT Chris Jones does hilarious Cris Collinsworth impression

Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones is a well-accomplished football player, but during Kansas City’s 26-7 win over the Dolphins on Sunday during Super Wild Card Weekend, the 29-year-old lineman got to showcase another talent.

Chiefs get positive injury update on WR Skyy Moore

Sports Illustrated writer debunks fake Brett Favre quote on Taylor Swift

AFC divisional-round predictions: Will Bills' home 'vibe' be the difference vs. Chiefs?

AFC underdog report: Divisional round

Who's facing the most pressure to win in the NFL divisional round?

NFL News / Miami Dolphins on SI / January 10, 2024

'Freezer Bowl' Alum Collinsworth Offers Take on Cold Dolphins-Chiefs Matchup

The Miami Dolphins will play in one of the coldest games in NFL history in their first-round playoff game at Kansas City on Saturday night, but it's not