As NBC studio host Bob Costas signed off at the end of Saturday night’s wild-card classic between the Colts and Chargers, Costas suggested that Jerome Bettis and Matt Millen would be joining Costas for the network’s coverage of Super Bowl XLIII.
“We will see you guys in Tampa for the Super Bowl,” Costas said.
So, apparently, Millen wasn’t just making a cameo appearance. Instead, it appears that he has been hired by NBC, and that NBC masterfully kept the news tightly under wraps, presumably to minimize any criticism for adding to the cast of thousands the architect of the only 0-16 team in league history.
As it now stands, Millen’s resurrection will be a footnote to a day of compelling playoff games, coming one day before two more.
Come Monday, we all will have moved on.
That said, does adding Millen diminish NBC’s credibility? And do you agree with our assessment that NBC kept it quiet in order to avoid such questions?
PFT Planet, make your voices heard.