RedZone Host Scott Hanson
SI Media With Jimmy Traina
Sports Illustrated
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2025
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Episode 563 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with the host of the NFL Red Zone, Scott Hanson
Hanson talks about his recent contract negotiations with the NFL and how he thought he was done with Red Zone before eventually signing a new four-year contract that will give him 20 years as the host.
Hanson also discusses the Red Zone's wild popularity and things fans have done to show their love for Hanson, including naming their dogs, "Ocotbox" and putting references to Red Zone in their wedding vows.
Hanson also shares his thoughts on how the 2025 NFL schedule impacts Red Zone, returning to NBC to host its Olympics Gold Zone channel and much more.
Following Hanson, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, they discuss the MLB All-Star Game, Netflix's "Quarterback," a new Live Aid docuseries on CNN, the price of car washes, Sal having a snake in his backyard and Sal missing out on a chance to see Jerry Seinfeld for free.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome everyone to SI Media with Jimmy Trayna. Thank you so much for listening. As always, I do appreciate it. We have an excellent show. It's the middle of summer, but football still rains. And I know you guys, most of you out there love nothing more in sports than the Red Zone so we have scott hanson on scott just |
| 0:23.1 | signed a new four-year deal he did think though there was a time where he may not return to |
| 0:27.1 | red zone we discuss all that and a lot of other things with scott about the popularity of the |
| 0:32.7 | red zone like i said i know you guys love it so you will definitely enjoy the conversation with |
| 0:36.8 | scott hanson coming up right here on him and Red Zone. |
| 0:41.3 | And then following Scott, we have Salakata and the train of thoughts segment. |
| 0:45.5 | Before we get to it all, just a quick reminder of past pods in case you missed them. |
| 0:49.5 | Did a bonus podcast this week with independent wrestler Matt Cardona, formerly Zach Ryder in the |
| 0:54.6 | WWE. |
| 0:55.3 | He's had a fascinating career where he got cut by the WWE during COVID and launched this |
| 1:00.1 | massive independent career. |
| 1:01.4 | It's a great story. |
| 1:03.0 | Matt was great on the podcast. |
| 1:04.6 | ESPN's Dan Orloskey was on the podcast last week. |
| 1:07.5 | Like Scott Hanson, Dan had some contract negotiations with ESPN. He signs a new deal for four years. He talked about that. Jeremy Schap from ESPN on a couple of weeks ago as well to talk about E60. There was a great one recently on Jim Abbott. If you missed it, check it out. All right. So give those episodes a listen. If you're not a subscriber, make sure you hit the subscribe button. to have you rate review on Apple shoot |
| 1:27.5 | any emails you want to make for the train of thought segment jimmy trainer at s.com |
| 1:33.8 | and uh that's it all right let's get to it scott hanson from the nfl red zone followed by |
| 1:39.0 | train of thoughts oh right here right now on s i media with jimmy trainer all right joining me now a man |
| 1:51.3 | many of you cannot wait to see in a couple of months less than a couple of months maybe oh just |
| 1:57.2 | about every sunday and uh a lot of we thought maybe we would lose him, but he is back with the red zone. |
| 2:04.5 | And he is the host, Scott Hanson, Scott, how's it going? |
| 2:07.4 | Good, Jimmy, good to be with you, man. |
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