''Football Friday'' is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

news and analysis television show on

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every Friday, year-round, at 8pm ET to 9pm ET and reairs at noon ET, on Saturdays. Since debuting in 2004, the show has been hosted by Stan Verrett along with analysis from former pro fullback

Merril Hoge Merril DuAine Hoge (; born January 26, 1965) is a former professional American football player. He played eight seasons at running back for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears, retiring after the 1994 season. Since 1996 he had been a ...

. Originally the show just ran through the football season, but since September 1, 2006 through its final original airing on January 2, 2009, it has run on Fridays year-round. ''Football Friday'' is a fast-paced program that covers everything from college football to the

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and even high school football. Throughout the show, Stan and Merril run through all the highlights, injury updates, interviews and analysis to preview the upcoming weekend in football.

Segments

* "Merril's Playbook": Merril breaks down the defense and offense of teams to find out how to beat them. * "Office Pool":

Hank Goldberg Henry Edward Goldberg (July 4, 1940 – July 4, 2022) was an American sports radio and television personality based in Miami, Florida. He was the radio color commentator for the Miami Dolphins from 1978 to 1992. He also worked at WIOD and ...

joins the gang via satellite to make his picks for the upcoming NFL games. * "Hoge Podge": Merril shares a random or off-the-wall story from the NFL. * "Bold Prediction": At the end of each show, Merril and Sean go out on a limb and predict the score of at least one game.

References

Press Release: FOOTBALL FRIDAY PREMIERES ON ESPNEWS SEPTEMBER 3

External links

* 2004 American television series debuts 2009 American television series endings 2000s American television news shows ESPNews original programming National Football League television series {{sport-tv-prog-stub