Jason McCourty is taking his broadcast career to ESPN. The former NFL cornerback has signed a new multi-year contract to work as an NFL contributor at the network, ESPN announced, an exclusive deal that ends his run as a CBS game analyst.

What happened

McCourty will appear as an analyst across several ESPN shows, including programming tied to Super Bowl LXI in Los Angeles. The agreement is exclusive, closing the door on his CBS work in the booth.

At CBS, McCourty had called games alongside play-by-play voice Andrew Catalon and analyst Charles Davis. His departure pulls one voice out of that rotation as the network sorts out its NFL assignments.

Why it matters

The move deepens ESPN's reliance on recent ex-players to anchor its NFL studio and game programming, adding another familiar face to the network's coverage ahead of a Super Bowl year. For McCourty, it consolidates a growing broadcast career around a single network.

It also reshuffles CBS's booth. With Davis shifting to lead college football color duties, Catalon now needs a new partner for his NFL assignments.

What to watch next

Watch for ESPN to confirm which shows McCourty joins and how the network slots him into its Super Bowl LXI coverage. On the other side, CBS will need to reconfigure the Catalon booth ahead of the 2026 season.