Listen to the Sports Reference team share fascinating stories they have uncovered throughout 20 years of building the sites, researching and diving into the data. Spears, 40, played defensive end for theCowboysfrom 2005-12 and theRavensin 2013. He was named to the NFL's All-Rookie team in '05 after Dallas drafted him 20th overall out ofLSU. New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo is not buying into the report leading up to the NFL draft that Jonathan Kraft was "heavily involved" in the team's decision-making. “Monday Night Football” averaged 14.18 million viewers over 19 regular-season games last year, the best regular-season viewership for ESPN since 2010. “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” averaged 1.6 million over nine alternative telecasts. Will ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro’s signing of Buck and Aikman impact these viewership numbers at all? The schedule and competitiveness of the games will dictate most of these answers, but by the end of the season, you’ll want to take notice of what the final numbers are after Pitaro broke the bank for the Fox team.
