Donovan McNabb is back in football! (As a member of the NFL Network broadcast team)

Further evidence that Donovan McNabb was perhaps past his prime when the Vikings brought him in last year: he's now in the NFL Network broadcast booth.

September 5, 2012 at 8:51PM
Former Vikings quarterback Donovan McNabb
Former Vikings quarterback Donovan McNabb (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Further evidence that Donovan McNabb was perhaps past his prime when the Vikings brought him in last year: he's now in the broadcast booth. Per NFL.com:

The six-time Pro Bowl passer has joined the NFL Network broadcast team, along with former players LaDainian Tomlinson, Darren Sharper and Shaun O'Hara, the network announced Wednesday. McNabb joins Sterling Sharpe and Brian Baldinger as an analyst on "Playbook," which airs Friday at 8 p.m. ET (NFC edition) and 9 p.m. ET (AFC edition).

It puts to bed (for now) the possibly of McNabb returning to the field. After the Minnesota Vikings released him last December, McNabb said in February he had three teams on his radar, but later acknowledged he was pondering the idea of retirement.

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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