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NFL Total Access
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| NFL Total Access | |
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| Genre | Football |
| Starring | Rich Eisen and various analysts |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes, 90 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NFL Network |
| Original run | 2003 – Present |
NFL Total Access is a television news program on the NFL Network.
The network treats it as the league's "show of record" and bills it as the only year-round show dedicated to the National Football League.
NFL Total Access is primarily hosted by former ESPN anchor, Rich Eisen. Fran Charles is the substitute host when Eisen is unavailable or on location for a game. Other hosts for the show have included Alex Flanagan, Derrin Horton, Spero Dedes and Paul Burmeister.
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NFL Total Access is on each night Tuesday-Friday at 7 pm, and, there are encore presentations at 9:30 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:30 on Thursday, and 10:00 on Friday.
It also airs in a continuous loops the following morning until 1 pm. During the Thursday and Saturday night games, the show goes "on location" for a three hour pre-game show starting at 5 p.m. ET.
On Mondays, the show begins at 6 p.m. and leads up to kickoff of ESPN's Monday Night Football. Brian Baldinger reports live from the site of each game. The Tuesday and Wednesday shows are one hour long, and the Thursday and Friday programs are an hour and a half each.
During selected nights of the preseason, Total Access has a special edition, called No Huddle. The program features live looks at all games currently being played, with analysis between each segment.
In the 2006 preseason, No Huddle ran on August 25 and August 31 from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern time.
- Brian Baldinger: studio analyst (2005-present)
- Paul Burmeister: fill-in host (2007-present)
- Fran Charles: alternate host (2006-present)
- Terrell Davis: studio analyst (2004-present)
- Spero Dedes: fill-in host (2006-present)
- Jamie Dukes: studio analyst (2006-present)
- Rich Eisen: host (2003-present)
- Marshall Faulk: studio analyst (2006-present)
- Alex Flanagan: fill-in host (2006-present)
- Scott Hanson: reporter (2006-present)
- Kara Henderson: contributor (2006-present)
- Steve Mariucci: studio analyst (2006-present)
- Deion Sanders: analyst (2006-present)
- Adam Schefter: studio reporter (2004-present)
- Solomon Wilcots: analyst (2005-present)
- Rod Woodson: analyst (2004-present)
- Jennifer Allen: contributor (2005-2006)
- Butch Davis: analyst (2005-2006)
- Derrin Horton: fill-in host (2005-2006)
- Lincoln Kennedy: studio analyst (2004-2006)
- Sterling Sharpe: analyst (2004-2005)
- Emmitt Smith: studio analyst (2005)
- Kickoff weekend
- Super Bowls
- The Pro Bowl
- Draft combine?
- NFL Draft
- Owners' and players' meetings
- Hall of Fame Weekend
- NFL Schedule Release Show since 2006
The show has the ability to go live to any NFL team headquarters at any time, using their "Team Cam" system, a webcam based video system that has been set up between the network's Los Angeles studio and each team location.
- Sounds of the Game
This feature will provide fans with an exclusive, day-by-day pass to the sidelines of the NFL.
- NFL News and Notes
The analysts discuss injuries, trades, signings and releases, and provide reaction.
- Highlights
Sometimes, especially during preseason, the show has in-progress highlights.
- Who's Who
Rich Eisen interviews players, coaches, and officials each night to bring fans inside the happenings around the league.
- X's and O's
The NFL Total Access crew will take a look at the playbooks of teams.
- Official Review
NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira breaks down officiating calls from the previous weekend's action on Wednesday night editions.
- Around the League
Adam Schefter gives leaguewide updates and inside information.
- On Thursdays, Total Access covers an eight-team fantasy football league in which the team "owners" are film and television actors. In 2006, the divisions are named after Miami Vice characters Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs (Super Bowl XLI is being played at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida).
- This title was used by Fox Sports Net for a magazine show about the NFL which ran in 1999. It was in a block with Hardcore Football, which lasted until 2002.