ESPN has been making major moves lately from a business standpoint. In fact, the company's recent acquisition of the NFL Network paved the way for the return of one of the Disney-owned brand's earliest stars. Rich Eisen returned on Monday to host SportsCenter for the first time in twenty-two years and, unsurprisingly, he paid tribute to his old friend and former co-host, Stuart Scott. Needless to say, it was all quite emotional.
Rich Eisen left SportsCenter (and ESPN as a whole) in 2003 to join the NFL Network. With that, Stuart Scott -- an anchor with a long career -- continued to host the show until his death from cancer in 2015. When Eisen returned to his seat on the aforementioned show, the commentator addressed the elephant in the room and paid tribute to the man he sat alongside for so many years. Take a look:
