Earlier today, Richard Deitsch of SI.com reported that play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson has left CBS.
Now, Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News calls Deitsch’s report “premature.”
Raissman reports that, as Deitsch reported, Johnson’s deal with CBS has expired. Raissman reports that Johnson has received an offer from FOX to handle NFL and Pac-12 play-by-play duties. But Raissman also reports that the offer from FOX has not yet been presented to CBS, and that CBS will have one week to match it.
Raissman fails to explain whether Johnson is contractually obligated to give CBS an opportunity to match, or whether Johnson is merely shopping the FOX offer.
Given the conflicting reports, it would make sense for Johnson or his agent to set the record straight sooner rather than later.