Episode 49: Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen

 Fox Sports’ top NFL announcing team of Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen join the pod this week to discuss the upcoming season when they will call the Super Bowl for the first time. Andrew Marchand and John Ourand ask about the long off-season process to become Fox’s top NFL broadcasting team. Burkhardt and Olsen also address Tom Brady, who is scheduled to replace Olsen when he stops playing football. Other topics include their New Jersey roots, where Burkhardt called Olsen’s high-school games; Burkhardt’s “first pitch” at Citi Field; and Burkhardt’s role on WFAN 20 years ago. Marchand and Ourand also discuss the NFL’s upcoming season, from Amazon’s debut and the Manningcast to NBC’s Sunday Night Football’s expected performance. The two opine on what the expansion of the College Football Playoff means to ESPN, Fox and Amazon.Mentioned on the pod: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Jay Marine, Marie Donoghue, Jeff Bezos, Brett Yormark, Burke Magnus, Ray Davis, Sarah Krouse, Chris Fowler, Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Tony Romo, Jim Nantz, Peyton Manning, Fred Gaudelli, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Chris Olsen, Jr., Chris Olsen, Sr., Art Stapleton, Mike Trevino, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi, Rob Boras, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Charles Davis, Kenny Albert, Gregg Picker, Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling, Bill Webb, Chris Russo, Richard Cross, Leger Douzable, Andrew Fegyveresi, Acie Wyatt, Chris Mason.