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Old 01-01-2007, 08:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Tiki Barber signs 4 year deal to work with ESPN & ABC...

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January 1, 2007 -- As part of a massive four-year, $10 million contract with Disney, Tiki Barber is expected to work for both ABC News and ESPN, The Post has learned.

For ABC, Barber will be on two of its most prominent news programs. The agreement calls for Barber, 31, to work on both Good Morning America and 20/20. His exact position has yet to be fully defined.

For ESPN, his role is unknown, but Barber would figure to be a prime candidate if Tony Kornheiser were to decide to leave the Monday Night Football booth. An ESPN spokesman declined comment.

By retiring now, Barber relinquished a total of $8.3 million he was owed over the next two years by the Giants.

Instead Barber - barring an injury in the playoffs - will leave the game with his health and will make more money in total over the next four years.

While the average per year is less, the chance at a long TV career could prove much more lucrative than a few extra NFL paychecks.

If Barber ends up on ESPN's NFL broadcasts, he will likely need to make peace with analysts Michael Irvin and Tom Jackson. After Irvin and Jackson questioned Barber when his retirement plans became public, Barber shot back by labeling the duo "idiots."

Barber already has plenty of broadcasting experience. His long resume includes co-hosting Fox & Friends on Fox News every Tuesday morning.

In that role, Barber impressed network executives with his smoothness.

Barber's representative had talks with all the networks, but ABC and ESPN were very aggressive from the moment Barber became available
Not at all surprised by this move as I really expected him to be an analyst on one of them, now that ABC & ESPN are working together a bit, it makes it perfect to work on both...

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Old 01-01-2007, 09:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I new he was moving into that direction for a while now. It's quite the thing to do after your retire and it seems like most sport players get the job really easy. But nonetheless, I am glad to see he decided to not leave the game completly and stay with it somehow. It'll be fun to see him on the other side of the sports world for once.
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Old 01-01-2007, 09:19 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I really do love Tiki. That is one smart individual. I would believe he would never do anything to disgrace his name or his personna. One Class act.


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Old 01-03-2007, 03:47 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Good riddance Tiki. You really need to send Holdman a thank you card.
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Good riddance Tiki. You really need to send Holdman a thank you card.
What do you mean by Good riddance?


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