ESPN NFL Analyst Dan Orlovsky

SI Media With Jimmy Traina

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4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Episode 561 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN NFL analyst, Dan Orlovsky.

Orlovsky talks about signing a new, four-year deal with ESPN after being a free-agent for a few months, whether he came close to leaving ESPN, why he decided to say at ESPN and why calling games is ultimately his main goal.

In addition, Orlovsky explains what an NFL Sunday is like for him and how he watches the slate of games and how he breaks down film.

Orlovsky also discusses why he was "furious" when he lost the Sports Emmy for Best Analyst to Charles Barkley, attending the surprise Taylor Swift performance at Tight End University and his notorious food takes.

Following Orlovsky, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, they discuss the Yankees airing on Amazon Prime, the Savannah Bananas, "The Bear." In addition, Jimmy and Sal answer reader emails.

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0:00.0	Welcome everyone to SI Media with Jimmy Traynor. Thank you so much for listening. We have an outstanding
0:09.6	conversation coming up with ESPN's Dan Rolowski for signed for years with ESPN and we have our
0:16.4	trainer thought segment with Sal Lakata. So a very, very fun and informative episode.
0:22.9	Dan was great.
0:23.7	Gets into resigning with ESPN, almost leaving why he stayed.
0:28.9	Recently attended Tide End University there that Greg Olson and Travis Kelsey,
0:33.7	George Kittledew, and then he saw Taylor Swift perform live.
0:36.6	So he shares some details on that.
0:39.3	Get into Dan's history of bad food takes.
0:43.2	So it was a great fun conversation with Olasky.
0:46.9	He also very candid about losing the sports Emmy and being furious about losing it to Charles Barkley.
0:52.9	So Dan was great.
0:54.4	Train of Thoughts at Salakata.
0:55.9	After that, answered some of your emails.
0:58.2	So keep those coming.
0:59.2	We'll keep doing that segment each week and train the thoughts.
1:02.2	Before we get to it, just a quick reminder, if you missed any recent episodes of SI Media with
1:07.2	Jimmy Trina, make sure you go into the archives.
1:08.8	Check those out.
1:09.8	Jeremy Schott from ESPN was on last week.
1:11.9	Previewed a great upcoming E-60 on Jim Abbott, pitcher for the Yankees who threw a no-hitter,
1:18.5	born with one hand, threw a no-hitter.
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