Tom Jackson

It was my very first time on the show, and I walked into that studio, and there's Chris Berman, legend.

And there's Tom Jackson, legend.

And there's Chris Mortensen, legend.

And there's Mike Ditka, cultural legend.

But people born in the 90s, we remember him for two things.

One, His part on the panel of ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown with Chris Berman leading the way, Tom Jackson, Mike Ditka, and Keyshawn Johnson.

Just an absolutely elite squad.

And that panel right there screams nostalgia for us 90s kids.

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To all the non-believers, especially you, Tom Jackson.

Way to have our back, Keyshawn.

Anybody can be beat.

He showed his tremendous bend and pass rusher ability on the other one where he came and, and, and got off the ball and dipped underneath and was able to get the sack.

And then he got another one, was a straight hustle, right? So, like...

And I think because, you know, eight sacks, I really was impressed with Jackson.

You know, I love, I love Jackson.

So I fly back once, they find me back in the fall and I said, hey, Can I get into the primetime room to watch football on Sunday? Because that's what I want.

You want to go watch because there's a big room where all the primetime guys, it was Berman and Tom Jackson and all the everybody that was working watch football in this big room.

It was like a thing to be in this room.

Right.

'Cause, you know, I did the show from, you know, from here in Los Angeles.

So I fly back once, and they fly me back in the fall, and, uh, I said, "Hey, can I get into the primetime room to watch football on Sunday?" Because that's where I want, you wanna go watch, 'cause there's a big room where all the primetime guys, it was Berman and Tom Jackson, and all the, everybody that was working watched football in this big room.

It was like a thing to be in this room, right? So everybody, everybody's in...

And, and, and picture it, it's not like this huge room, like, with, like, there's crab legs everywhere.

Very fitting because that postseason game and that run all started with the Raiders and the tuck rule and Vinatieri in the snow, Lonnie Paxson with the snow angels, Brady running through the snow, like the linemen clearing the snow off the field with their shoes so Vinatieri could have somewhat of a clean ground to try to kick the football.

The two biggest names associated with the Patriots dynasty are Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.

And neither are going to be there tomorrow? Now, I guess Tom is understandable.

Even though Tom is a minority owner of the Raiders, Tom Brady has a job that pays him a lot of money right now, $300-plus million, almost $400 million, to be the number one guy on Fox.

And you look at this matchup, it's AFC-AFC.

It's not a Fox game.

So I guess it is, unless Brady wants to take off, and you only get 17, 18 NFL Sundays and a few in the postseason, I don't think Fox would be cool with Brady taking off.

Like, if he really wanted to, sure, what are they going to do? It's Tom Brady.

Controversial decision.

Remember Tom Jackson and ESPN? This is a team right now that they hate their coach after they got blown out by the Bills in that week one.

Bench and Malcolm Butler in the Super Bowl.

Something we still don't know.