What Happened To Cris Collinsworth On Thursday Night Football? Why Did Cris Collinsworth Retire? Where Is Cris Collinsworth Now?
Cris Collinsworth Game Life
Cris and his younger brother Greg were four years old when his family relocated from Ohio to Melbourne, Florida. Cris excelled in multiple sports for the Astronaut War Eagles, winning the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 3A 100-yard-dash state championship and being named a high school All-American quarterback during his senior year in 1976.
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Collinsworth was drafted in the second round (37th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals and spent his entire year with the team. He was the team's leading receiver in his first season and set the Bengals franchise record for receptions by a rookie with 67, the most by an NFL rookie wide receiver in 21 years. He received over 1000 yards four times (in 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1986) and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1981, 1982, and 1983.
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Collinsworth and Mike Tirico worked the Rams-Bills opener on Thursday night and their regular "Sunday Night Football" slot in Week 1. Collinsworth is known for his gravelly, velvety voice over the air, but some viewers noticed that the longtime analyst sounded especially rough on Sunday night. While some were concerned about Collinsworth's health, play-by-play man Tirico explained that this week's extra game may have weakened his voice slightly.
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Throughout the first quarter, Tirico seemed to be trying to manage Collinsworth's voice a little, with the colour commentator picking his spots to add some extra commentary. The Buccaneers-Cowboys game will be the first "Sunday Night Football" game in Tirico and Collinsworth's tenure, with longtime broadcast partner ESPN moving to Amazon this offseason.
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Why Did Cris Collinsworth Retire?
Cris Collinsworth retired from football for unknown reasons; however, following his retirement as an NFL player, he began a broadcasting career as a sports radio talk show host on Cincinnati station WLW. He started as a guest host for Bob Trumphy (also a Bengals alumnus) but eventually took over the show full-time as Trumphy accepted more television assignments. In 1996, he became a reporter for HBO's (now Showtime's) Inside the NFL.
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Where Is Cris Collinsworth Now?
Collinsworth graduated with honours from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1991. He resides in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, with his wife, attorney Holly (Bankemper) Collinsworth, and their four children. Austin Collinsworth, his son, is a former Notre Dame football player and team captain. Jac, another son, went to Notre Dame and worked as a features reporter for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown before joining his father at NBC, where he is the on-site host for Football Night in America and also hosts NBC's Notre Dame football, NASCAR, and coverage of other significant events such as the Indy 500 and Kentucky Derby.
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Collinsworth was among 83 people rescued from Jeff Ruby's Waterfront restaurant in Covington, Kentucky, on March 12, 2011, when the floating restaurant ripped loose from its moorings and began to drift on the Ohio River, only to be stopped by the Brent Spence Bridge, which connects Ohio and Kentucky. The same restaurant has named a steak after Collinsworth. He is a television sportscaster for NBC, Showtime, and the NFL Network and has won 17 Sports Emmy Awards. He also owns the majority of Pro Football Focus.
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