Report: Mike Greenberg to host 'Sunday NFL Countdown'

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ESPN will name network veteran Mike Greenberg as the host of "Sunday NFL Countdown," The Athletic reported Tuesday.

He will replace Samantha Ponder, who was fired last week with one year and more than $1 million remaining on her three-year deal in what The Athletic called a cost-cutting move.

Greenberg, 57, joined ESPN in September 1996 as an ESPNEWS anchor, and he also anc