Cris Collinsworth's rumored contract extension is bad news for Greg Olsen fans

1. Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reported Thursday that NBC is expected to sign a deal Football on Sunday evenings Analyst Cris Collinsworth is in favor of a contract extension until the 2029/30 season.

The biggest takeaway here is that it has now become much more difficult for Greg Olsen, who has become extremely popular with critics and fans, to get a No. 1 analyst job in the NFL.

Here's where things stand with lead analyst jobs on the networks:

And of course there's Fox, where Olsen held the lead analyst job for two seasons before Tom Brady took over this season. Brady has a 10-year contract for this gig.

Olsen wants a No. 1 job. Olsen deserves a No. 1 job. The fans would benefit from Olsen having a No. 1 job because he is that good. Unfortunately, unless something shocking happens, it doesn't seem like Olsen can get that No. 1 job for long.

2. The No Fun League somehow fined Saints quarterback Derek Carr $14,000 for the Michael Jackson celebration he threw during the New Orleans Saints' blowout win over Dallas.

Meanwhile, the NFL's official Twitter account had no problem tweeting the video of Carr's celebration on Sunday.

3. That was some really good stuff from Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker in the middle of Shohei Ohtani's historic day on Thursday.

In the seventh inning, with runners on second and third base, first base open and Ohtani coming to bat with 49 home runs, someone in the Miami dugout must have asked Schumaker if the Marlins were intentionally letting Ohtani walk.

You didn't have to be a great lip reader to understand Schumaker's “f— that” response.

“F— that” was the correct response because it would have been absurd to intentionally eliminate Ohtani in an 11-3 game.

After the game, in which Ohtani made history by becoming the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season, Schumaker further explained why leaving the Dodgers DH wasn't an option for the Marlins.

4. The addition of Bill Belichick and the chemistry between the future Hall of Fame coach and his co-hosts Chris Long, Ryan Clark and Chad Johnson were great Within the NFL a really good watch this season.

5. Caitlin Clark is now responsible for the WNBA single-game viewership record.

Thursday's Fever-Mystics game at Capital One Arena in D.C. drew 20,711 fans.

6. This latest episode of SI Media with Jimmy Traina features a conversation with CBS senior college football play-by-play man Brad Nessler.

Nessler talks about CBS losing the SEC and landing the Big Ten, replacing the legendary Verne Lundquist and the only college football stadium where he has never called a game.

Nessler also shares stories about the various analysts he's worked with over the years, reveals the one event he didn't attend but would like to attend, weighs in on what he thinks of Tom Brady and Nick Saban as a television star, and much more.

Nessler also talks about his friendship with wrestling icon Ric Flair and reveals whether Flair or Bill Raftery is the bigger partier.

After Nessler, I'm joined by Sal Licata from WFAN Radio and SNY TV in New York for our weekly “Traina Thoughts” segment. In this week's segment we discuss ESPN's Jason Kelce – heavy Monday Night Football Falcons-Eagles game broadcast, the trend NFL bettors should know, Main event on Saturday evening Return to NBC, whether The bear is a comedy and much more.

You can listen to this SI Media with Jimmy Traina below or on Apple and Spotify.

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7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: My second favorite episode of The office“The Dundies” aired 19 years ago today on NBC. Enjoy this deleted scene featuring Michael Scott's rap.

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