Brooks Signs… With ESPN

Quickie: Adam Schefter is reporting that Derrick Brooks signed a contract with ESPN to be an analyst this season. You knew that if the Raiders didn’t want him, pretty much no one would.

This is probably the best move for Derrick in the short run. He still has high name recognition and can speak intelligently on the game. It’s just that Derrick is not the most charismatic man in football. He’s got that slow, southern drawl when he speaks and is, generally, kind of a boring interview. Seriously, can you think of anyone who is more laid back off the field than Derrick? So hopefully they won’t put him in a position where he is expected to entertain as much as truly analyze. But ESPN is all about the flash-bang, so we’ll see how this works out. But in any case, good luck to him.