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YouTube reveals announcers, personalities for Chiefs vs. Chargers Week 1 game in Brazil
The Kansas City Chiefs-Los Angeles Chargers Week 1 game, streaming exclusively on YouTube Friday, Sept. 5 from Brazil, will be a non-traditional viewing experience with a somewhat familiar broadcasting crew.
Rich Eisen will handle play-by-play duties with Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner joining him as the analyst. Warner, whose role was first reported by The Athletic in July, works for Westwood One as its lead game analyst for its "Monday Night Football" radio productions. Eisen returned to host ESPN's "SportsCenter" on Monday, Aug. 18 and his eponymous show will be part of the network's direct-to-consumer offerings starting this fall.
YouTube is highlighting its content creators by having former Central Florida kicker turned online personality Donald "Deestroying" De La Haye join NFL Media's Stacey Dales as the sideline reporters for the game.
Kay Adams will be onsite to host the pregame and postgame shows, with former quarterback Cam Newton – who now hosts a popular podcast on YouTube – alongside her. Ex-NFLers Derek Carr, Brandon Marshall and Tyrann Mathieu will join the pregame show from NFL Network's studios in Los Angeles, as will fantasy football creator Peter Overzet. The postgame show will feature Adams, Newton, Dales and "Deestroying" from São Paulo.
Terry McAuley, NBC's rules official, will join the stream in the same role. A Spanish stream will be available, with René Giraldo on play-by-play and former NFL kicker Edgar Lopez providing color commentary.
The pregame show begins on the NFL's official YouTube page at 7 p.m. ET with kickoff scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
YouTube said it will announce more content crossovers from its creators in the coming weeks. Watch-along streams with various types of personalities are one format that is expected to be revealed.
