Mike Greenberg, best known for the hit sports-talk radio show 'Mike & Mike,' will replace Sam Ponder as host of 'Sunday NFL Countdown' on ESPN.
Mike Greenberg will replace Sam Ponder as host of 'Sunday NFL Countdown' on ESPN, the network announced Tuesday. Ponder was laid off last week along with the show's analyst, Robert Griffin III. Greenberg, 57, is best known for 'Mike & Mike,' the hit sports-talk radio show with former NFL player Mike Golic that enjoyed an 18-year run before ending in 2017. Greenberg and Golic were inducted into the National Assn.
The layoffs of Ponder and Griffen were characterized as a business move by a person with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak on the record. Both will receive what they are owed on their contracts and will be paid before this fiscal year ends in September. Griffin had two years remaining on his contract, while Ponder had one year left on her deal. Both had seven-figure yearly salaries.
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