{"id":808308,"date":"2026-03-12T15:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/808308\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:05:16","slug":"tony-dungy-breaks-silence-after-getting-cut-from-sunday-night-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/808308\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Dungy breaks silence after getting cut from \u2018Sunday Night Football\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Dungy said it was \u201cdisappointing news\u201d to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/25\/sports\/tony-dungy-likely-out-at-nbc-as-network-looks-to-retool\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">that he won\u2019t be back<\/a> as an analyst for NBC Sports\u2019\u00a0\u201cSunday Night Football\u201d for the 2026 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>The Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach, who completed his 17th season on\u00a0\u201cFootball Night In America\u201d in January,\u00a0shared the news Thursday, weeks after a report said he was likely out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been informed by NBC that I won\u2019t be back with \u2018FNIA\u2019 this fall and it has given me time to reflect and also to look ahead,\u201d Dungy, 70, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TonyDungy\/status\/2032062982595707019?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wrote in an X post<\/a>, including a photo with Dan Patrick and Rodney Harrison.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38755092\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dungy.jpg\" alt=\"Commentator and former NFL Head Coach Tony Dungy looks on prior to the game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on October 13, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.  \" class=\"wp-image-38755092\"  \/>NBC Sports analyst Tony Dungy looks on prior to the game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on October 13, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.   Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s disappointing news but I want to thank my NBC family for making the last 17 years so special. I\u2019ll have lasting memories of my time there, especially with Rodney Harrison who has become a tremendous friend. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod has always directed me in these moments and while I\u2019m not sure what the next step will be for me \u2014 whether it will be in football, in broadcasting, or getting more involved in church and community outreach \u2014 I know God has plans for my life and I can\u2019t wait see them unfold. And I am reminded of one of my favorite verses in the Bible-Romans 8:28. \u201cGod works all things for His good for those who love the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38755202\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2238482844.jpg\" alt=\"Three male sports commentators hold NBC Sports microphones at a football game.\" class=\"wp-image-38755202\"  \/>Tony Dungy (c) with NBC before an NFL game. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Dungy confirmed his exit from \u201cFNIA\u201d after a report by The Athletic last month said the analyst was unlikely to be a part of NBC\u2019s plans to revamp the program.<\/p>\n<p>Some contracts for a number of NBC\u2019s studio football analysts expired after Super Bowl 2026, according to The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>Dungy spent three seasons in the NFL as a defensive back before becoming a 13-season coach from 1996-2008, leading the Buccaneers and Colts.<\/p>\n<p>He won a Super Bowl with Indianapolis during the 2006 season, and earned a post in the Hall of Fame in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tony Dungy said it was \u201cdisappointing news\u201d to learn that he won\u2019t be back as an analyst for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":808309,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[7,1372,6,9,10,203,13529],"class_list":{"0":"post-808308","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nbc-sports","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-sports-entertainment","13":"tag-sports-media","14":"tag-tony-dungy"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116216826515193898","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=808308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/808309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=808308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=808308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=808308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}