Chase Daniel is getting a bigger ESPN stage this fall, and that means more of the former Missouri quarterback on screens tied to college football and the NFL.
Daniel announced on X that he has signed a multi-year extension with ESPN that includes on-air roles. In his post, he said he will be part of “SEC Nation,” contribute to Thursday Night Primetime College Football and help with NFL Studio Coverage.
“To everyone who's watched the YouTube breakdowns, listens to the podcasts, watched on TV, or supported this next chapter after my playing career... thank you. None of this happens without you,” Daniel wrote on X. “I can't wait to hit the road with SEC Nation, call national ESPN games on Thursday nights, break down the NFL, and bring you guys even more football all season long.There's even more news coming soon...”
His first “SEC Nation” appearance is set for 6 p.m. CT on July 19 in Tampa, Florida, where SEC Media Days are being held in the days after the show. Daniel will be on the desk with Matt Barrie, Tim Tebow, Roman Harper and Paul Finebaum, taking the spot previously held by Jordan Rogers.
For Missouri fans, the move adds another familiar face to a show that has already made a couple of stops in Columbia. “SEC Nation” came to town twice in the 2025 season, first before the Missouri-Kansas border war game and then again ahead of Missouri’s Week 7 matchup with No.
8 Alabama. If the show returns, Daniel would be back in front of a crowd that knows him well.
Daniel’s Missouri résumé still jumps off the page. Over four seasons with the Tigers from 2005-08, he threw for 12,515 yards and 101 touchdowns. In 2007, he was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and finished as a Heisman finalist.
After declaring for the 2009 NFL Draft following his 2008 season, Daniel went undrafted, but he still put together a 14-year NFL career as a backup and made five starts. He spent 2010-12 and 2017 with the New Orleans Saints, 2013-15 with the Kansas City Chiefs, 2016 with the Philadelphia Eagles, 2018-19 with the Chicago Bears, 2020 with the Detroit Lions and 2021-22 with the Los Angeles Chargers.
He moved into media soon after his playing career ended, and now that path is taking him deeper into ESPN’s football coverage.
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