There shall be two acquainted names within the sales space when the Pittsburgh Steelers tackle the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in Week 1, as Ian Eagle and his new companion, J.J. Watt, the brother of Steelers’ OLB T.J. Watt, shall be on the decision with Evan Washburn reporting from the sidelines for CBS. CBS introduced its Week 1 broadcast groups at this time.
The trio can even work Pittsburgh’s Week 3 sport towards the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium.
The Eagle/Watt/Washburn staff is the No. 2 broadcast staff for CBS, behind the Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson staff. That trio shall be in Inexperienced Bay to name a matchup between the Packers and the Detroit Lions within the 4:25 window in Week 1 and is working Bengals-Vikings in Week 3.
Given the variety of storylines forward of Week 1, with Aaron Rodgers and Justin Fields each dealing with their former staff and Aaron Glenn making his head teaching debut for New York, it’s just a little little bit of a shock that CBS didn’t have their high staff on the sport. However from a viewer perspective, it may be extra fascinating to have J.J. Watt on the decision for his brother’s sport. He can present perception that different announcers don’t, as he did in Week 17 when he revealed that T.J. was coping with a hand damage that was extra bothersome than the ankle damage he suffered two weeks prior.
He confirmed good objectivity that sport, and dealing it for Netflix gave him the itch to affix a sales space, so now he’ll be full-time with Eagle, changing Charles Davis. It additionally strikes him away from The NFL In the present day, the place he had appeared within the studio over the previous two seasons. He labored with Eagle to name the Netflix sport, and there shouldn’t be an excessive amount of of a transition now doing it full-time. It’s good that he has the familiarity of working with him prior to now, and the 2 will develop as a duo with extra reps collectively.
With Rodgers making his Steelers debut, Fields making his Jets debut, and each the Steelers and the Jets seeking to get off on the fitting foot to begin the season, the Steelers-Jets opener has the potential to be the most-watched Sunday sport through the opening slate. It’s one which’s rife with storylines, and the distinctive perception of J.J. Watt with a veteran announcer like Eagle ought to make it a stable broadcast to kick off the 2025 season.