Mike Mayock
Encyclopedia
Michael Francis Mayock is a former professional football
player, a safety with the New York Giants
of the National Football League
. Mayock is currently a game analyst and a draft analyst for the NFL Network
, as well as an analyst for NBC
's coverage of Notre Dame
football.
at The Haverford School
in Haverford
, Pennsylvania
, and college football
(and baseball) at Boston College
. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers
in the tenth round (#265) of the 1981 NFL Draft
, the 265th overall pick. His playing career was with the New York Giants
from 1982
to 1983
.
. Prior to ABC, he called college football action for Fox Sports Net
during the 2000 season, after four years (1996–99) as a member of CBS Sports
' broadcast team—during which time he served as both a game analyst (1996, '97 and '99) and lead sideline reporter (1998). Mayock also worked as a reporter for CBS's coverage
of the NCAA basketball tournament
in 1997, '98 and '99.
He joined CBS from ESPN
, where he worked as an analyst and sideline reporter for the cable network's coverage of the Canadian Football League
and college football from 1993–95. Additionally, Mayock has experience covering college football for Prime Network
, NCAA Productions, Prime Sports Radio and the Big East Conference.
He has been the color commentator for the Minnesota Vikings
preseason games since the 2007 season.
Mayock is an analyst for NFL Network and hosts the show Path To The Draft during draft season as a draft guru. During NFL Network’s live coverage of Thursday Night Football, Mayock provides ‘Instant Playbook’ from the NFL Films studios exclusively for NFL.com/LIVE: Thursday Night Football, which presents a live show throughout the game with live look-ins of the action, plus analysis from Paul Burmeister
, Jamie Dukes
and Bucky Brooks
from NFL Network’s Los Angeles studios.
In 2010
, Mayock replaced Pat Haden
as the color commentator for NBC's coverage of Notre Dame football
, teaming with play-by-play announcer Tom Hammond
. On January 8, 2011 Mayock teamed with Hammond to call NBC
's coverage of the Wild Card playoff game between the New Orleans Saints
and Seattle Seahawks
. This was his first NFL Playoffs
game as a broadcaster.
In 2011 Mayock was named as game analyst for NFL Network's future Thursday Night Football telecasts.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player, a safety with the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. Mayock is currently a game analyst and a draft analyst for the NFL Network
NFL Network
NFL Network is an American television specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League . It was launched November 4, 2003, only eight months after the league's 32 team owners voted unanimously to approve its formation...
, as well as an analyst for NBC
Notre Dame Football on NBC
Notre Dame Football on NBC is a presentation of the Notre Dame football television package on NBC. The television network broadcasts all Notre Dame home games.-History:...
's coverage of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
football.
Football career
Mayock played high school footballHigh school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
at The Haverford School
The Haverford School
The Haverford School is a private, non-sectarian, all-boys college preparatory day school, junior kindergarten through grade twelve. Founded in 1884 as The Haverford College Grammar School, it is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, nine miles northwest of Philadelphia, on Philadelphia's historic...
in Haverford
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Haverford is an unincorporated community located partially in Haverford Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA, but primarily in Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County, about west of Philadelphia. It is on the Main Line, which is known historically for its wealth. As of August 2009,...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, and college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
(and baseball) at Boston College
Boston College Eagles football
The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division...
. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
in the tenth round (#265) of the 1981 NFL Draft
1981 NFL Draft
The 1981 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1981...
, the 265th overall pick. His playing career was with the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
from 1982
1982 New York Giants season
The 1982 New York Giants season was the 58th season for the club in the National Football League. The season was shortened to nine games due to the 1982 NFL Players Strike.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-References:* *...
to 1983
1983 New York Giants season
The 1983 New York Giants season was the 59th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 3–12–1 record, the team's worst record since 1976.-Schedule:...
.
Broadcasting career
Since 2005, Mayock has worked with the NFL Network, and has served as a college football analyst for ABC SportsCollege Football on ABC
ESPN College Football on ABC presented by Kay Jewelers is a presentation of the American Broadcasting Company's regular season American college football television package...
. Prior to ABC, he called college football action for Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
during the 2000 season, after four years (1996–99) as a member of CBS Sports
SEC on CBS
The SEC on CBS is a presentation of the college football television package owned by CBS Sports...
' broadcast team—during which time he served as both a game analyst (1996, '97 and '99) and lead sideline reporter (1998). Mayock also worked as a reporter for CBS's coverage
College Basketball on CBS
College Basketball on CBS presented by State Farm is a presentation of men's NCAA Division I basketball games on CBS...
of the NCAA basketball tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
in 1997, '98 and '99.
He joined CBS from ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, where he worked as an analyst and sideline reporter for the cable network's coverage of the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
and college football from 1993–95. Additionally, Mayock has experience covering college football for Prime Network
Prime Network
The Prime Network was a group of regional sports networks owned by Liberty Media that served several regionalized areas that was in operation between 1983 and late-1997. While Liberty owned many of these stations, some were affiliates and owned by other companies...
, NCAA Productions, Prime Sports Radio and the Big East Conference.
He has been the color commentator for the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
preseason games since the 2007 season.
Mayock is an analyst for NFL Network and hosts the show Path To The Draft during draft season as a draft guru. During NFL Network’s live coverage of Thursday Night Football, Mayock provides ‘Instant Playbook’ from the NFL Films studios exclusively for NFL.com/LIVE: Thursday Night Football, which presents a live show throughout the game with live look-ins of the action, plus analysis from Paul Burmeister
Paul Burmeister
Paul Burmeister is an analyst for the NFL Network, hosting such shows as College Scoreboard, Path to the Draft and Playbook....
, Jamie Dukes
Jamie Dukes
Jamie Donnell Dukes is a former offensive lineman who played 10 seasons for the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, and Arizona Cardinals, of the National Football League. He played college football at Florida State...
and Bucky Brooks
Bucky Brooks
William Eldridge Brooks, Jr. is a sportswriter covering the National Football League for Sports Illustrated and a former professional football player. He played for 5 NFL teams in a 5 year career, primarily as a kick returner.Brooks is in his second season as an analyst for NFL Network and NFL.com...
from NFL Network’s Los Angeles studios.
In 2010
2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2010 college football season. The team's head football coach was Brian Kelly. The Irish played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana...
, Mayock replaced Pat Haden
Pat Haden
Patrick Capper "Pat" Haden is the athletic director at the University of Southern California. He played quarterback for the USC Trojans before playing professionally in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams from 1976 to 1981...
as the color commentator for NBC's coverage of Notre Dame football
Notre Dame Football on NBC
Notre Dame Football on NBC is a presentation of the Notre Dame football television package on NBC. The television network broadcasts all Notre Dame home games.-History:...
, teaming with play-by-play announcer Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports television. Hammond is one of the network's staple on-air presenters, along with Bob Costas and Dan Hicks...
. On January 8, 2011 Mayock teamed with Hammond to call NBC
NFL on NBC
NFL on NBC is the brand given to NBC Sports coverage of National Football League games until 1998, when NBC lost the NFL American Football Conference rights to CBS...
's coverage of the Wild Card playoff game between the New Orleans Saints
2010 New Orleans Saints season
The 2010 New Orleans Saints season was the 44th season for the franchise in the National Football League and city of New Orleans, Louisiana, and was the 35th to host home games in the Louisiana Superdome. The Saints entered their season for the first time as defending Super Bowl and National...
and Seattle Seahawks
2010 Seattle Seahawks season
The 2010 Seattle Seahawks season was the 35th season for the team in the National Football League. Jim Mora was fired on January 8, 2010, leading the Seahawks to come to an agreement with Pete Carroll, instating him as head coach the following day. This marks the 9th season that the Seahawks will...
. This was his first NFL Playoffs
NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held at the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Six teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records, and a tie-breaking procedure exists in the...
game as a broadcaster.
In 2011 Mayock was named as game analyst for NFL Network's future Thursday Night Football telecasts.
External links
- Boston College Eagles - official athletics site - Mike Mayock