FOX Sports’ faces of the NFL are cemented as the company unveiled its broadcast teams for the network’s upcoming season of NFL coverage. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman return for their 17th season as FOX Sports’ lead NFL broadcast team with Erin Andrews joining the duo as reporter where they open Week 1 with FOX’s first edition of America’s Game of the Week on Sept. 9 at 4:25p Kevin Burkhardt teams with Charles Davis and reporter Pam Oliver, with other combos set to include: Kenny Albert/Ronde Barber; Thom Brennaman/Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake or Peter Schrager; Chris Myers/Daryl Johnston/Laura Okmin and Dick Stockton/Mark Schlereth/Jennifer Hale. FOX NFL Kickoff will open Sundays at 11a, hosted by Charissa Thompson with studio analyst Tony Gonzalez, Michael Vick, Colin Cowherd, Dave Wannstedt and Cooper Manning, who contributes weekly segments. FOX NFL Sunday, of course, will run at noon with hosts Terry Bradshaw and Curt Menefee, with analysts Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson and Michael Strahan.
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