faba Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Associated Press NEW YORK -- Tiki Barber will work for NBC next year after spending most of the 2006 NFL season entertaining bids from various networks for jobs in both news and sports. Barber The New York Giants' Pro Bowl running back will be introduced Tuesday at a network news conference, according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not directly involved in the contract. Barber will work both on the "Today" show and on the network's Sunday night football show. It is unlikely he would be in the broadcast booth with the longtime team of Al Michaels and John Madden. Barber, who had worked in the offseason at Fox, had considered offers from that network and ESPN/ABC for news-sports roles. The 31-year-old Barber announced in October that 2006 would be his final season after 10 years with the Giants. He finished fourth in the NFL with 1,662 yards rushing, including a career-high 234 in the season finale, a 34-28 win in Washington that got the Giants to the playoffs. For his career, he had 10,449 yards rushing and 5,182 yards receiving, joining Marcus Allen and Marshall Faulk as only the third player in NFL history with 10,000 yards rushing and 5,000 receiving for their careers. Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 guess no one cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviot Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 What'll Tiki do on the Today show? Give his opinion on the Grammys? I mean, seriously... He'll probably tank at that, be reduced to doing just sports, get tired of that, and then really regret retiring so early.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 http://jetnation.com/forums/showpost.php?p=389786&postcount=22 Holy Cr*p, asleep at the wheel you all were! I tore my Christmas Stocking into pieces, and spit Santa's name into hell. Nobody understands me (slams door like teenage girl)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 He'll do a great job I'm sure. He seems like a natural in front of the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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