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Football Sunday on ESPN Radio
Genre	Sports talk
Running time	6.5 hours
Country of origin	USA
Home station	ESPN Radio (1993–)
Starring	Jonathan Coachman; Eric Allen; Tim Hasselbeck; Tom Waddle
Original release	September 6, 1993 –; Present
Website	The NFL on ESPN

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Football Sunday on ESPN Radio is a weekly radio program dedicated to the National Football League (NFL), aired every Sunday on ESPN and ESPN Radio. Jonathan Coachman is the show's host and the analysts are former defensive back Eric Allen, former NFL quarterback Tim Hasselbeck, and former wide receiver Tom Waddle. The program broadcasts from ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.

The host and analysts bring listeners NFL Sunday afternoon games. The program also provides the latest scores every ten minutes with Marc Kestecher on either the Scoreboard Update or ESPN Radio SportsCenter. After the games end, the hosts are joined by some of the players to talk about the games and give a preview of Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football with important guests.

Former hosts of the program include Mike Tirico (1993–96), Trey Wingo (2001–03), Erik Kuselias (2004–05), John Seibel (2006–07), Ryen Russillo (2008–09), Freddie Coleman (2010–12), and Adnan Virk (2011–12).

The series was historically known as the NFL on ESPN Radio until the 2013 season, even though the league never officially endorsed the broadcast.

Play-by-play broadcasts

On May 21, 2013, ESPN Radio announced it would begin syndicating NFL games during the 2013 season. ESPN Radio entered into a contract with the New York Giants, New York Jets, New England Patriots, and Miami Dolphins to syndicate select games out-of-market throughout the year.^[1] Play-by-play announcers for the broadcasts include Marc Kestecher, Sean McDonough, Bill Rosinski, and Ryan Ruocco, with Herm Edwards, Shaun O'Hara, Bill Polian, and Damien Woody as analysts.^[2] As of the 2022 season, ESPN Radio covers Sunday afternoon NFL games nationally, alongside competing networks Sports USA, Compass Media, and Sirius XM.^[3]

References

Press Release: 2006 NFL SEASON ON ESPN

^ "ESPN Radio Enters NFL Sunday Afternoon National Syndication Business". ESPN Media Zone. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
^ Dougherty, Pete (July 18, 2013). "Kestecher to broadcast NFL games for ESPN Radio". Times Union. Albany, NY.
^ McMillan, Ken. "NFL television, radio, web schedules for 2022 season". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 2024-05-29.

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[1] "ESPN Radio Enters NFL Sunday Afternoon National Syndication Business". ESPN Media Zone. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.

[2] Dougherty, Pete (July 18, 2013). "Kestecher to broadcast NFL games for ESPN Radio". Times Union. Albany, NY.

[3] McMillan, Ken. "NFL television, radio, web schedules for 2022 season". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 2024-05-29.

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-'''''Football Sunday on ESPN Radio''''' is a weekly radio program dedicated to the [[National Football League]] (NFL) every Sunday from 1&nbsp;pm [[North American Eastern Time Zone|ET]] to 8&nbsp;pm ET on [[ESPN]] and [[ESPN Radio]]. The current host of the show is [[Jonathan Coachman]]. Analysts include former defensive back [[Eric Allen]], former quarterback [[Tim Hasselbeck]], and former wide receiver [[Tom Waddle]]. The program originates from ESPN headquarters in [[Bristol, Connecticut]] and is sponsored by [[Progressive Corporation|Progressive]].
+'''''Football Sunday on ESPN Radio''''' is a weekly radio program dedicated to the National Football League (NFL), aired every Sunday  on [[ESPN]] and [[ESPN Radio]]. [[Jonathan Coachman]] is the show's host and the analysts are former defensive back [[Eric Allen]], former NFL quarterback [[Tim Hasselbeck]], and former wide receiver [[Tom Waddle]]. The program broadcasts from ESPN headquarters in [[Bristol, Connecticut]].
-Coachman, Allen, Hasselbeck and Waddle bring listeners the up-to-the-minute action during the NFL Sunday afternoon games. The program also brings the latest scores every ten minutes with [[Marc Kestasher]] on either the ''Scoreboard Update'' or ''[[ESPN Radio SportsCenter]]''. After the games, they are also joined by some of the biggest players of the day to talk about their respective game, and get ready for ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]'' and ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' with guests like [[John Clayton (sportscaster)|John Clayton]], [[Chris Mortensen]] and [[Qadry Ismail]].
+The host and analysts bring listeners NFL Sunday afternoon games. The program also provides the latest scores every ten minutes with [[Marc Kestecher]] on either the ''Scoreboard Update'' or ''[[ESPN Radio SportsCenter]]''. After the games end, the hosts are joined by some of the players to talk about the games and give a preview of ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]'' and ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' with important guests.
-Former hosts of the program have included [[Mike Tirico]] (1993–96), [[Trey Wingo]] (2001–03), [[Erik Kuselias]] (2004–05), [[John Seibel]] (2006–07), [[Ryen Russillo]] (2008–09), [[Freddie Coleman]] (2010-12), and [[Adnan Virk]] (2011–12).
+Former hosts of the program include [[Mike Tirico]] (1993–96), [[Trey Wingo]] (2001–03), [[Erik Kuselias]] (2004–05), [[John Seibel]] (2006–07), [[Ryen Russillo]] (2008–09), [[Freddie Coleman]] (2010–12), and [[Adnan Virk]] (2011–12).
 The series was historically known as the '''''NFL on ESPN Radio''''' until the 2013 season, even though the league never officially endorsed the broadcast.
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 ==Play-by-play broadcasts==
-On May 21, 2013 ESPN Radio announced they would begin syndicating NFL games during the 2013 season. ESPN Radio entered into a contract with the [[New York Giants]], [[New York Jets]], [[New England Patriots]], and [[Miami Dolphins]] to syndicate select games out-of-market throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/05/espnradionfl/|title=ESPN Radio Enters NFL Sunday Afternoon National Syndication Business|publisher=ESPN Media Zone}}</ref> Play-by-play announcers for the broadcasts include [[Marc Kestecher]], [[Sean McDonough]], [[Bill Rosinski]], and [[Ryan Ruocco]], while analysts include [[Herm Edwards]], [[Bill Polian]], [[Damien Woody]], and [[Shaun O'Hara]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.timesunion.com/sportsmedia/kestecher-to-broadcast-nfl-games-for-espn-radio/12896/ |title=Kestecher to broadcast NFL games for ESPN Radio |last=Dougherty |first=Pete |work=Times Union|location=Albany, NY |date=July 18, 2013}}</ref> As of 2015 season, ESPN Radio covers Sunday NFL games nationally.
+On May 21, 2013, ESPN Radio announced it would begin syndicating NFL games during the 2013 season. ESPN Radio entered into a contract with the [[New York Giants]], [[New York Jets]], [[New England Patriots]], and [[Miami Dolphins]] to syndicate select games out-of-market throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web |title=ESPN Radio Enters NFL Sunday Afternoon National Syndication Business |url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/05/espnradionfl/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610221508/http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/05/espnradionfl/ |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |publisher=ESPN Media Zone}}</ref> Play-by-play announcers for the broadcasts include [[Marc Kestecher]], [[Sean McDonough]], [[Bill Rosinski]], and [[Ryan Ruocco]], with [[Herm Edwards]], [[Shaun O'Hara]], [[Bill Polian]], and [[Damien Woody]] as analysts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.timesunion.com/sportsmedia/kestecher-to-broadcast-nfl-games-for-espn-radio/12896/ |title=Kestecher to broadcast NFL games for ESPN Radio |last=Dougherty |first=Pete |work=Times Union|location=Albany, NY |date=July 18, 2013}}</ref> As of the 2022 season, ESPN Radio covers Sunday afternoon NFL games nationally, alongside competing networks [[Sports USA Radio Network|Sports USA]], [[Compass Media Networks|Compass Media]], and [[Sirius XM]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Ken |title=NFL television, radio, web schedules for 2022 season |url=https://www.recordonline.com/story/sports/nfl/2022/09/26/nfl-cfl-tv-schedules-2022-radio-web-abc-espn-cbs-fox-nbc-amazon-sirius-westwood-one/69521093007/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Times Herald-Record |language=en-US}}</ref>
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-*[http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/index ESPN Radio official website]
+*[https://www.espn.com/espnradio/index ESPN Radio official website]
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