610 Sports Radio – Kansas City
Interview with 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City Tuesday (with host Nick Wright)
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The Big Interview Part 2 W/Michael Silver
Michael Silver has written about the NFL since 1989 and has gone from being a fresh-faced beat reporter covering the San Francisco 49ers to one of the most authoritative media figures in the game.
In a record-setting second ‘Big Interview’ appearance in a row, the former Sports Illustrated scribe explains how he got into covering the NFL, fondly recalls his days covering the Joe Montana-led 49ers and opines on the future of professional football in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How did you get into covering the NFL?
I was an intern coming out of Cal and I worked at Newsday on Long Island, which was great. I was kind of hanging out back east, stringing and temping and looking for a gig. I ended up getting hired by the Sacramento Union in the May of 1989 to cover the San Francisco 49ers.
That was the year they were defending their championship and they were about to win their fourth Super Bowl. It was pre-salary cap so they were literally filled with All-Pro backups at certain positions. Their backup nose tackles were Fred Smerlas and Jim Burt who had been to a combined six Pro Bowls.
When we would go on the road we would joke that it was like covering a rock band. They had Joe Montana and Jerry Rice and there would be all sorts of people in the lobby of the hotel. It was really cool.
I had grown up in Los Angeles but I was born in San Francisco and was a rabid 49ers fan as a kid. Obviously, I couldn’t be a fan any more but it still resonated with me that I had a pretty cool gig.
They had a cornerback named Eric Wright, from east St. Louis, Illinois. That was across the river from St. Louis and was a real tough neighbourhood. We instantly bonded and he always used to say, “Silver, why you put so much bullshit in the paper?” I used to say, “Dude, there’s not enough games – we have six days of bullshit between games.”
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Silver on ESPN 1000 Chicago
Jurko and Carmen are joined by NFL writer Michael Silver for the latest on the NFL labor situation.
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The Big Interview – Michael Silver
The Big Interview is catching up with the leading reporters in the United States who are covering the current labour dispute between the NFL owners and players. The latest of those journalists to speak with BBC Radio 5 Live commentator and nfluk.com columnist Neil Reynolds is Michael Silver, of Yahoo Sports.
Michael Silver has written about the NFL since 1989 and has gone from being a fresh-faced beat reporter covering the San Francisco 49ers to one of the most authoritative media figures in the game.
After covering the 49ers and the NBA’s Golden State Warriors for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and Sacramento Union, Silver went “national” in 1994 when he joined Sports Illustrated.
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Silver On The Score To Talk About The NFL Labor Negotiations
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New CBA deal inevitable?
Michael Silver of Yahoo Sports explains why he believes a new deal will be done in the next week.
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PFT Live: Time to remove some people from CBA negotiations
Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more.
Yahoo! Sports columnist Michael Silver thinks Panthers owner Jerry Richardson shouldn’t be a part of CBA negotiations because he’s making the process too emotional, believes agreeing to an 18-game season may be the easiest way to reach an agreement and more.
