Monday, September 08, 2025

Prediction

For the record, I have been a fan of Rich Eisen since he began his national broadcasting career on ESPN's Sportscenter in the late 1990s. I continued to follow his work when he moved on to NFL Network in 2003 as well as when he began his daily podcast The Rich Eisen Show around 2014. 


With his podcast, Eisen has more creative freedom to delve into areas outside of sports. As such, I've gleaned he's left of center politically, but it didn't discourage me from indulging in what I believe is an informative and entertaining podcast. Besides, I've made a commitment over the past decade or so to not allow political disagreements to undermine things I genuinely enjoy. 


So when Eisen appeared to take a shot at Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker on Friday night, it was more eyeroll inducing than anything. 





I wouldn't be shocked if Eisen had such a comment in the back of his mind given the controversy over Butker's speech at Benedictine College more than a year ago. Heck, he and his wife Suzy Shuster ripped Butker on an episode of Eisen's podcast shortly thereafter. 


Eisen, if nothing else, is a business man. He knows full well how politically divided we are in America, so I'm certain he knew that comment would be pored over throughout all corners of social media. As I write this, Eisen's daily podcast begins in less than two hours. So my prediction is he will milk at least one segment to address the response to his dig at Butker. Again, it's just business. 


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