What a time for NBC Sports Boston to overtake its “Sports Sunday” present.
In the event you’ve questioned why Mike Felger has been MIA from NBC Boston’s “Sports Sunday” within the quick wake of Jerod Mayo’s firing (Jan. 5) and Mike Vrabel’s hiring (Jan. 12), it’s not as a result of Felger was on trip like Drake Maye.
Felger is not doing Sundays and Mondays for NBC Sports Boston. His schedule went down to 3 nights every week initially of the yr.
“Not all my call,” Felger mentioned on 98.5 The Sports Hub throughout Wednesday’s present.
The Herald — the place Felger began out when he went to Boston College greater than three many years in the past — reached out to Felger in regards to the schedule change.
“After working weekends/Sundays in the fall for pretty much 35 years – starting as an intern there at the Herald in 1989 – I was ready to give that shift a rest,” Felger wrote to the Herald on Thursday.
“But it doesn’t sound like it was going to be my choice anyway,” he added. “I don’t want to speak for the company on that. They’ve been great. Challenging times for the business.”
His schedule change got here up throughout “Felger and Mazz” on Wednesday after he had been hammering Drake Maye about not getting back from trip when Vrabel was employed.
A caller, Matt in Braintree, instructed Felger that he “has no room to talk.”
“You’re saying yesterday you’re there on big days. Felger, there’s nothing worse as a consumer than waiting until midnight to watch ‘Sports Sunday,’ and you’re not there on the big days,” Matt mentioned on-air. “You weren’t there on the big day when Mayo got fired. You weren’t there on the big day after, you know, Vrabel gets hired. So it’s just bad. You’re just a hypocrite.”
Felger in response mentioned he doesn’t do “Sports Sunday” anymore.
“Although, I gotta be honest, the first Sunday when they fired Mayo, I felt like calling in and saying, ‘I’m gonna give you a freebie,’ ” Felger mentioned. “Because just my tug, I was here and I was able to do it, and my tug was like, ‘I want to get on the air and rip about it, you know, do the thing.’ But I don’t work Sundays anymore.”
Shoutout to @MikeMutnansky for alerting me to this clip of Felger addressing his schedule adjustments on NBC Sports Boston. He admits that these adjustments weren’t completely his resolution. @bostonradio pic.twitter.com/6HNDqmsfua
— Boston Media Critic (@bostonmedia617) January 16, 2025
The Herald has reached out to NBC Boston for a remark.
This transformation at NBC Sports Boston comes as Herald alum John Tomase’s contract was not picked up on the community initially of the yr.
“Some personal news: after six great years at NBC Sports Boston, I recently learned my contract will not be renewed,” Tomase wrote on social media. “Rest assured, I will remain annoyed about the Red Sox refusing to spend. In the meantime, this is the part where I say I’m available to write, edit, be a storyteller. I’m not limiting my search to sportswriting or journalism, so if you’re seeking someone comfortable writing with passion and precision for a mass audience, give me a shout.”
