NCB Sports chief Dick Ebersol says Olbermann was in the midst of negotiations when NBC Universal head Jeff Zucker asked if he would like Olbermann to become a part of NBC Sports again. "I said, 'Yeah,' at the drop of the hat," Ebersol says Olbermann first became a star in the early 1990s, co-hosting ESPN's "SportsCenter." He says he doesn't think his often blistering opinions on "Countdown" will affect or have much relevance on "Football Night."
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