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NBC Sports Philadelphia is losing an Eagles legend. <\/p>\n
Ron Jaworski, the former Eagles quarterback known to most fans simply as \u201cJaws,\u201d announced on social media he is cutting back his broadcast work and leaving the network\u2019s Eagles pre- and postgame coverage after four seasons. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a great run!\u201d Jaworski wrote. \u201cThank you all, and Go Birds!\u201d <\/p>\n
NBC Sports Philadelphia isn\u2019t planning on filling Jaworski\u2019s empty seat. Michael Barkann will return as host of the network\u2019s pre- and postgame coverage, joined by Barrett Brooks, Reuben Frank, and former Eagles wide receiver Jason Avant. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere are certain people in this businesses who are irreplaceable, and Jaws is one of those people,\u201d said Alexandra Matcham, the vice president of content for NBC Sports Philadelphia. \u201cYou don\u2019t replace a person who was a pioneer in the NFL broadcast world, and we have no intention of doing so.\u201d <\/p>\n
Jaworski was hired by NBC Sports Philadelphia in 2022<\/a> to help fill the void left by Ray Didinger\u2019s retirement and the departure of former Eagles defender Seth Joyner. Prior to that, Jaworski spent 27 years at ESPN as an announcer and analyst, including a five-year stint on Monday Night Football. <\/p>\n It was also Jaworski who helped lead the Eagles to the franchise\u2019s first Super Bowl<\/a> appearance in 1980 under Hall of Fame head coach Dick Vermeil. Jaworski spent 15 years as a quarterback in the NFL, 10 with the Birds, and his 99-yard touchdown pass to Mike Quick during the 1985 season remains tied for the longest in NFL history. <\/p>\n Outside of the NFL, Jaworski was the owner of the Philadelphia Soul, the city\u2019s Arena Football League franchise, until the league shuttered in 2019. He also manages golf courses<\/a> in South Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n