Russell Wilson, Kyle Long join CBS's The NFL Today for 2026 season
3 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 4, 2026, 3:12 PM
Last updated Jun 4, 2026
Russell Wilson has announced his retirement from the NFL to join CBS' The NFL Today as an analyst for the upcoming 2026 season. CBS officially confirmed this move, which will also see former Bears offensive lineman Kyle Long join Wilson on the Sunday pregame show. CBS Sports executive vice president Harold Bryant expressed enthusiasm for both Wilson's leadership experience and Long's energetic insights about football. Long has been with CBS since 2020 and last played in the NFL in 2019.
- •Russell Wilson retires from the NFL to join CBS for 2026.
- •Kyle Long will join Wilson as an analyst on The NFL Today.
- •The new lineup includes James Brown, Bill Cowher, and Nate Burleson.
- •Wilson and Long aim to provide fresh insights for CBS's pregame audience.
- •Long last played in the NFL in 2019 and joined CBS in 2020.
- 3:12 PMYahoo Sports — What Russell Wilson, Kyle Long can bring to new-look ‘NFL Today’ on CBS
- 2:30 PMYahoo Sports — Kyle Long joining Russell Wilson as new analyst for ‘The NFL Today’
- 1:09 PMYahoo Sports — CBS announces Kyle Long, Russell Wilson are joining The NFL Today
"Russell Wilson won’t be the only new addition to CBS’s top NFL pregame show at The NFL Today as Kyle Long is also getting called up to the main set. The two new analysts will join the returning trio of host James Brown and fellow analysts Nate Burleson and Bill Cowher. They will replace the outgoing Matt…
"Russell Wilson announced on Wednesday that he will be retiring from the NFL to join CBS' The NFL Today for the 2026 season and the network confirmed the move on Thursday.
""The NFL Today" on CBS will have a new look Sunday mornings this fall. Russell Wilson and Kyle Long join James Brown, Nate Burleson and Bill Cowher.
Sources
External links- Yahoo SportsJun 4, 2026, 3:12 PMWhat Russell Wilson, Kyle Long can bring to new-look ‘NFL Today’ on CBS
"The NFL Today" on CBS will have a new look Sunday mornings this fall. Russell Wilson and Kyle Long join James Brown, Nate Burleson and Bill Cowher.
- Yahoo SportsJun 4, 2026, 2:30 PMKyle Long joining Russell Wilson as new analyst for ‘The NFL Today’
Russell Wilson won’t be the only new addition to CBS’s top NFL pregame show at The NFL Today as Kyle Long is also getting called up to the main set. The two new analysts will join the returning trio of host James Brown and fellow analysts Nate Burleson and Bill Cowher. They will replace the outgoing Matt…
- Yahoo SportsJun 4, 2026, 1:09 PMCBS announces Kyle Long, Russell Wilson are joining The NFL Today
Russell Wilson announced on Wednesday that he will be retiring from the NFL to join CBS' The NFL Today for the 2026 season and the network confirmed the move on Thursday.
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