Kornheiser has stepped down from Monday Night Football, citing his fear of flying:
“I am totally grateful for the MNF opportunity that I truly enjoyed the last three seasons,” he said. “I feel we got better each year. My fear of planes is legendary and sadly true. When I looked at the upcoming schedule it was the perfect storm that would’ve frequently moved me from the bus to the air. I kept looking at the schedule the past month and wanted to find a way to quietly extricate myself.”
“If I could handpick a replacement of a football guy, I would cast a net and drag in Jon Gruden,” Kornheiser added. “He is the two things you most want — smart and funny — and has the two things I don’t — good hair and a tan. I love PTI and am looking forward to continuing to yammer and yodel with Wilbon until the end of time.”
Rather than going with another journalist, the suits deciding to bring in a football guy, which sounds good to me. I love Tony on PTI, but he never seemed to find his comfort zone on MNF. Too sappy.
