YouTube wanted Jason Kelce for its Chiefs-Chargers broadcast from Brazil next Friday. ESPN wouldn\u2019t let it happen.<\/p>\n
The streaming platform approached the Monday Night Countdown analyst about joining its coverage, but the network declined to make him available, according to Front Office Sports<\/a>. It\u2019s part of a broader policy ESPN implemented months ago, preventing its talent from working NFL games on YouTube or Netflix.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also part of a broader trend among legacy networks. Fox and ESPN are both keeping their NFL talent away from streaming platforms<\/a> as companies like Google-backed YouTube and Netflix pursue more football rights in future negotiations.\u00a0Last year,\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Mina Kimes and Laura Rutledge featured prominently on Netflix\u2019s NFL coverage. Fox previously lent Greg Olsen to Netflix for last year\u2019s Christmas games, but won\u2019t be doing so this season.<\/p>\n In turn, YouTube has been forced to get creative without access to major network personalities. NBC is producing the broadcast<\/a>, but YouTube is assembling its own talent roster. The platform tapped content creator Deestroying as a sideline reporter<\/a> alongside NFL Network\u2019s Stacey Dales. Rich Eisen<\/a> and Kurt Warner<\/a> will handle the main broadcast, with Terry McAuley serving as rules analyst.<\/p>\n Kay Adams will anchor studio coverage alongside a mix of veteran personalities and recently retired players, including Cam Newton, Derek Carr, Brandon Marshall, and Tyrann Mathieu. Both Carr and Mathieu just finished their NFL careers this past season with the New Orleans Saints.<\/p>\n