“If all you had to be was a comedian to be a good football player. Bob Hope would be great. But you have to perform.”

American former professional football player and sports broadcaster

Cris Collinsworth is an American former professional football player and sports broadcaster. Born in 1959, he spent eight seasons as a wide receiver in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals, and later became a familiar television analyst. He played college football for the Florida Gators and earned first-team All-American honors. Beyond his broadcasting work for NBC, Showtime, and the NFL Network, he is also the majority owner of Pro Football Focus and has won 17 Sports Emmy Awards.