Through marriages, child births, and life in general, Long, Bradshaw, Strahan, Johnson, Glazer and Menefee have become more than co-workers. That’s why the group was shaken to its core when Bradshaw shared news of his battle with a pair of cancers.
“I’ll be honest, I cried when I saw him,” Glazer said. “I kind of turned away, teared up and hugged the s---Strahan put it plainly when he called Bradshaw, “the heartbeat of the show.” He, along with Long and Johnson were there when the pregame show debuted in 1994 after Fox got the broadcast rights to the NFL. Nearly three decades later the show is a mainstay amongthe comedic engine — the aw-shucks elder with stories of yesteryear.
“I got real self-conscious,” Bradshaw said. “I said, I’ve got to get this out there because I don’t like what people are saying. And a lot of it was mean. It was mean stuff. ‘He’s embarrassing himself. Move on. He’s an old this and [that].’ I was like, Whoa. “For years, I thought I was having a heart attack when I was having panic attacks,” Glazer said. “We didn’t talk about it. And one day I heard an interview with Terry Bradshaw, who I had been working with, and he was talking about it. And I was like, ‘Oh s---, that’s what it is.’
During his playing days with the New York Giants, Strahan used to give Glazer rides home after practices when he was a local reporter. Now Glazer is godfather to one of his kids. Glazer and Menefee previously hosted the show “Unnecessary Roughness” on the MSG network and Glazer was the best man in Menefee’s wedding. The group takes an annual trip together outside of work responsibilities — the Florida Keys, Montana, Las Vegas and other destinations.
“When February rolls around and the Super Bowl hits, and that first weekend comes, I struggle without my family,” Glazer said. “This is my team. We’re each other’s team. And I struggle. I struggle all offseason when I’m not with them. That’s how much love I have for them.‘I love being with those guys’This particular Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion has transcended the game more than any of his cohorts.
While Strahan is adamant about staying, Johnson may be the closest to leaving. The 79-year-old Hall of Fame coach is the eldest member of the group and has two Super Bowls and a national championship on the résumé. He has a home in the Florida Keys and spends plenty of time on the water. Johnson flies to Los Angeles to do the show only when Fox has a doubleheader. He’s the first one on set because he’s still on Eastern time for a show filmed on the West Coast.
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