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Report: ESPN Blocked FS1’s Attempt to Hire Woody for New Show

ESPN reportedly has no plans of losing NFL analyst Damien Woody to a competing network, according to The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand.

Woody, who has one year left on his contract with ESPN, was approached by FOX as the company had plans to pair Woody with Craig Carton on Carton’s upcoming new television show on Fox Sports 1, per The Post. However, with Woody having the lone year remaining, ESPN was able to curve FOX’s move.

Carton has already signed a contract with FOX Sports for the new program, per The Post. While FOX had not made an official offer to Woody, the network planned to move fast in hopes of signing the 44-year-old.

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