The career prospects of Jason Witten, technically still a Dallas Cowboys tight end, have consumed an unanticipated amount of bandwidth at this busy juncture of the sports calendar. Last week, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported Witten was leaning toward retirement, and possibly headed for the vacant and coveted “Monday Night Football” color man spot. On Sunday, Mortensen wrote that Witten’s decision had been muddled by a second network trying to woo him with a compelling offer. A resolution was likely to come this week, according to ESPN, with owner Jerry Jones saying the two men had “great discussions.
Why would ESPN pay $4 million to Jason Witten, who’s never called an NFL game?
