Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, April 22, 1994 TAG: 9404220051
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-7 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: NEW YORK LENGTH: Short
Less than a month after stepping down as coach of the Super Bowl-champion Dallas Cowboys, Johnson was hired by Fox Sports on Thursday to join Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long as a studio analyst for the network's NFL broadcasts.
"I had the opportunity to do some other things," Johnson said. "I ruled that out."
That doesn't mean Johnson is done coaching. His multiyear contract, worth about $600,000 a year, includes a clause that permits him to leave after one year.
"I have the opportunity to coach next year if I want to," he said. "I don't know if I'll do that. It's possible. It's also a possibility that I'll continue doing what I'm doing now."
That would be sitting around a studio set, visiting with Bradshaw and Long. The format is not set.
"This is a work in progress," said Ed Goren, Fox's executive producer for the NFL. "Our first show on Sept. 4 will not look the same as our last one."
Johnson has done coach's shows for 25 years.
by CNB