Long-time Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is retiring from the NFL to move to TV, where he’ll serve as color analyst for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.” The 10-time Pro Bowl tight end informed Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of his plan to retire Thursday. News had broken a few months back that Witten was auditioning for TV jobs; the NFL veteran auditioned with both ESPN for “MNF” and Fox Sports for “Thursday Night Football.” Witten will succeed Jon Gruden, who left ESPN to return to NFL as a coach with the Raiders.
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