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Jay Cutler to join FOX Sports as a broadcaster

 

Jay Cutler will join FOX Sports as a game analyst, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo and Good Morning Football's Peter Schrager reported Friday.

 

Cutler will be a part of the network's No. 2 broadcast team alongside Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis.

 

As a free agent, Cutler saw surprisingly little interest from teams as an unquestioned starter. Garafolo reported Thursday that Cutler was considering a post-football career in the broadcasting booth and that the quarterback had even auditioned with at least one network in recent weeks.

 

Cutler spent eight seasons as Chicago's primary signal-caller after being traded from the Broncos in 2009. The quarterback holds nearly every major passing record in Bears franchise history: wins (51), losses (51), completions (2,020), attempts (3,271), yards (23,443) and touchdowns (154). In his lone postseason performance in 2010, Cutler took the Bears to the conference championship game against the Packers, but left the loss early with a knee injury.

 

Around The NFL will have more on this shortly.

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"So what did you think of that play, Jay?"

 

Ugh, I don't care Kevin.

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This is the Taxans' fault. Cutler is going to be awful.

But... maybe he will fit in better here. He's going to actually be expected to throw to the other guy multiple times a game.

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This is the most forced retirement ever, nobody was touching the guy as a starter so he was smart to take this opportunity.

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http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago-bears/post/_/id/4705522/jay-cutler-joining-the-media-isnt-as-crazy-as-you-think

 

CHICAGO -- The image of Jay Cutler in a television booth is difficult for many to comprehend, but upon closer examination, Cutler has everything necessary to succeed in a post-football broadcast career.

 

Cutler’s best attribute is that he’ll always be cast as a villain.

 

No amount of public relations damage control can undo Cutler’s legacy.

 

Perhaps you are familiar with “Smokin' Jay Cutler.” Or “Don’t caaaaarreeee Jay Cutler.” Or “Coach Killer” Jay Cutler. Or “Tell [Mike] Martz I said f--- him” Jay Cutler.

 

I could go on forever. There was never a dull moment on the Bears beat with No. 6.

 

Trust me: Those personas existed back in the day ... and then some.

 

Now, Cutler’s personality traits often didn’t go over so well with teammates and management at Halas Hall, but they are perfect for television in 2017.

 

Cutler is polarizing. He’s arguably Chicago’s most polarizing professional athlete since Sammy Sosa.

 

And league-wide Cutler’s legend took on a life of its own. Love him or hate him -- and many chose the latter -- Cutler was a lightning rod for conversation.

 

If I only had a dollar for every time a player new to the Bears would walk up and whisper, “Is this Cutler guy for real?”

 

Oh, he was for real.

 

But boring people don’t last long on television, and Cutler’s football life was anything but mundane.

 

Imagine the stories he can tell on the air.

 

Aside from the obvious “is he really that big of a jerk?” tune-in factor -- for the record, Cutler’s close friends have always said that he’s a great guy, just private -- Cutler is also polished in front of the microphone.

 

Cutler took his media sessions seriously near the end. We can argue that he should have been available more often, but he flourished during his NFL-mandated minimum two appearances per week, beginning around 2014 when he publicly took the high road after then-coach Marc Trestman benched him in Week 16 for Jimmy Clausen.

 

Cutler learned how to play the media game. He smiled and gave thoughtful and pleasant answers to questions he never would have entertained in the past. Cutler also hosted a weekly radio show on ESPN 1000 in Chicago alongside former

Bears receiver Tom Waddle -- a wonderful role model for any NFL player with media dreams.

 

Cutler is smart. He can explain concepts and strategies on the field, and he has a built-in bad-boy image that is sure to attract viewers.

 

What’s not to like from a television perspective?

 

Cutler won’t morph into Troy Aikman overnight -- and he must open up when he's on the air -- but all the ingredients are in place for Cutler to thrive in the media world for years to come.

 

 

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I can't believe Houston didn't snag him up when they couldn't get Romo. You put Jay Cutler in the right system and he's a good quarterback. Hell, he was rarely ever a truly bad quarterback. He wasn't as good as his fanboys thought, but not as bad as his naysayers thought.

 

It's a real shame we'll never see the "leave the screen immediately" deep ball again. When the dude was on, his deep ball as incredible.

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Honestly, Houston going after Cutler would have been dumb. He's talented but he's never been a winner in college or the Pros. Give me a guy who's less talented but not apathetic or better yet, a rookie with some upside.

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