Last week it was speculation. Now it’s apparently real. Jason Garrett is coming to Sunday nights, and he’ll kick things off this fall with his old team in Week 1.
The former Dallas head coach will replace ex-Saints quarterback Drew Brees on NBC’s Football Night in America studio pregame show, according to the New York Post.
Brees’s future with the network is undecided; Garrett has also been mentioned as a possibility for replacing him in the NBC broadcast booth during Notre Dame football games.
Garrett, who spent a season-plus as offensive coordinator for the New York Giants after parting ways with the Cowboys following the 2019 season, has served as an analyst for NBC’s coverage of USFL games this spring and summer with Jac Collinsworth. Collinsworth is a candidate to take over play-by-play duties for the Notre Dame football season.
Former Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett will replace Drew Brees on NBC’s NFL pregame show, per @AndrewMarchand pic.twitter.com/kYHp68xEmP
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The 56-year-old Garrett would help lead in to the Cowboys three times on Sunday night this season if the studio deal is indeed finalized. Dallas hosts Tampa Bay in Week 1, plays in Philadelphia in Week 6, and faces Indianapolis at AT&T Stadium in Week 13.