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SEPTEMBER 03, 2009

Tony Dungy adjusts to life as a broadcaster

Dungy Jon Gruden is not the only former Bucs coach making the jump to broadcasting this fall. Tony Dungy, when he's not saving souls such as Michael Vick, joins NBC's Football Night in America show on Sunday evenings, and he admits it feels strange to be commenting on games after coaching, either as a head coach or assistant, for 29 years.

"It's a little bit different for me,'' Dungy said. "You really felt like you had a handle on things when you're in training camp every day as a coach. You pretty much knew by this time of year what kind of team you were going to have, and I don't have that feeling this year. Not being around it, not seeing it every day, not seeing as much tape, so it is going to be exciting to see how the season plays out.''

Dungy isn't nearly as dynamic and charismatic as Gruden, but knows his stuff and should be a welcome addition to NBC, assuming he won't get lost in NBC's cast of thousands on Football Night in America.

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