ESPN Makes "MNF" Booth Of Levy, Riddick, Griese Official

ESPN this morning formally named Steve Levy, Louis Riddick and Brian Griese as the three-person booth for the upcoming season of "MNF,"as previously reported. Lisa Salters remains the sideline reporter, with John Parry as officiating analyst. The crew will debut as the primary "MNF" announcers with Titans-Broncos, the second game of the Week 1 "MNF" doubleheader. ESPN's Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will call Steelers-Giants in the earlier window of Week 1, marking their NFL broadcasting debut as a team (ESPN). SI.com's Jimmy Traina tweeted, "This is a very good move for ESPN." The Athletic's Richard Deitsch: "If NFL games are played this season, ESPN's audience is going to be served well by the trio." Pro Football Network's Matt Infante: "Assigning @LRiddickESPN to MNF is an absolute home run move." Bahamas Bowl: "Congrats to the 'unofficial, official voice of the Bahamas Bowl', @espnSteveLevy, on his new assignment. ... Steve, we appreciate your contributions to the bowl over the past 6 years" (TWITTER.com, 8/17).