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Bob Raissman

Bob Raissman: Phil Simms needs to be in the mix in the great NFL booth shuffle

NEW YORK — With one of its major candidates, Troy Aikman, apparently on his way out of Fox and on to ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” booth (has he signed the contract yet?), Amazon Prime Video is still seeking an analyst for its new “Thursday Night Football” package.

As the Amazonians continue searching, they should realize there is a marquee voice in the ozone who would bring instant credibility to their product, a voice who is as good or better than any of the candidates who have surfaced. And that would be CBS’ Phil Simms.

He may not be fresh off the field, but Simms sounds like he never left it. He still works personally with quarterbacks on all levels on a one-on-one basis.

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