Watchdog

Former Giant Tim Hasselbeck - who famously described the team's level of annoyance with Jeremy Shockey in a radio interview during Super Bowl week - has joined ESPN as its newest NFL analyst, leaving Sean Salisbury, Michael Irvin and me as the only living people ever associated with pro football who are not currently working as analysts for the network.

I attended a seminar for players aspiring to be broadcasters at NFL Films last year, and Hasselbeck clearly was a keeper with excellent potential on TV.

He told me it helps that his wife is on TV regularly and can help him improve.