Joe Tessitore Has Never Negotiated His Own ESPN Deal in 25 Years… Here’s Why

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Joe Tessitore has been at ESPN and ABC for almost 25 years and says he has never once negotiated his own deal. He explains the rule, the day he was pulled off Monday Night Football and read about it in the New York Post, and why he refuses to attach emotion to a corporation. Then the origin: a local anchor in Hartford who spent five days a week in a boxing gym until ESPN called and put him next to Teddy Atlas.

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