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(USA TODAY) -- It didn't take Ray Lewis very long to line up his next gig.
According to a Sports Illustrated
report, the Baltimore Ravens legend is close to signing a multiple-year
deal with ESPN, where he would utilize his well-documented
loquaciousness in a significant role on the network's "Monday Night
Countdown" and other platforms.
Via SI.com:
"One
of Lewis' main requirements, according to sources, was flexibility in
his schedule so he could attend the games of his son, Ray Lewis III, who
will be a freshman running back/defensive back next season at his
father's alma mater, the University of Miami. Such scheduling made Lewis
an unlikely fit for a full-time role on the Sunday morning shows aired
by CBS or Fox where he'd be required to be part of pre-show meetings on
either Saturday or early Sunday."
The report also notes
that no formal announcement is expected to be made until the Ravens
season, which continues with Sunday's wild-card game vs. Indianapolis,
is complete.
Lewis
seems like he would be a natural for the job, but it will be
interesting to see how he fits onto a crowded desk that already includes
Chris Berman, Tom Jackson, Mike Ditka, Keyshawn Johnson and Cris
Carter.