Veteran ESPN anchor Steve Levy and analysts Louis Riddick and Brian Griese will take over the board for Monday Night Football this season, the network announced Monday.
The new crew will debut Sept. 14 with the Tennessee Titans at the Denver Broncos, the second game of ESPN’s doublehead that night.
Levy has worked for ESPN since 1993 and is one of the most recognizable anchors on SportsCenter. He has hosted the post-Super Bowl edition of SportsCenter for more than a decade and traveled to MNF games to cover postgame for three seasons.
Levy has played more than a decade of play-by-play on college football, and he has also mentioned NHL games, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs, on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. Levy was also the lead voice for XFL games on ABC this year.
Riddick, a former defensive back and front office executive, joined ESPN in 2013 and quickly became one of the network’s most compelling voices. He has been a key part of covering the NFL concept and the combined and was part of the team on Monday Night Countdown.
Griese, a former Pro Bowl quarterback with the Broncos, joined ESPN in 2009 and has called a high-profile college football game and has since contributed as an analyst. He has been a couple with Levy in the booth for premier college football games since 2016.
Emmy-winning reporter Lisa Salters will continue working the sideline for Monday Night Football. Salters has been part of the MNF crew for eight seasons. Officer analyst John Parry also returns to the team.
“Steve, Brian and Louis are trusted voices of the NFL whose knowledge and love of football connects with fans,” said Connor Schell, ESPN executive vice president for content. “We are delighted that they will be joining Lisa Salters to create our new Monday Football Night Team and share their passion and insight with football fans in what promises to be a great broadcast every week.”
Levy, Griese and Riddick worked the board last season for the Raiders-Broncos matchup in Week 1 of Monday Night Football.
In Week 1 this year, Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit, the network’s lead team for football, will make their NFL debut, the Pittsburgh Steelers-New York Giants game mentioned in the first part of ESPN’s MNF doubleheader. Fowler and Herbstreit have been collaborating on college football since 1996, starting on College GameDay, and as a broadcast duo since 2015.
“Chris and Kirk are commentators at the top of their game and have been enthusiastic college football fans for many years,” Schell said. “We are looking for new opportunities to add to their expanded portfolios and are confident that NFL fans will be just as excited to hear one of the most prolific broadcast duos on Monday Night Football.”
Week 2 will take Levy, Riddick and Griese to the Las Vegas Raiders’ first home game at Allegiant Stadium, where they will host the New Orleans Saints. Week 3 is a matchup of MVP quarterbacks as Patrick Mahomes and Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs travel to Baltimore for a showdown against Lamar Jackson and the Ravens.
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