Paul Merson laps up new NFL punditry gig as Arsenal legend handed important role

Sky Sports pundit and Arsenal was a astonishment expert for their NFL sum connected Thanksgiving Thursday's crippled with the Detroit Lions facing the Chicago Bears successful the archetypal of 3 games

Paul Merson amazingly appeared connected Sky Sports' NFL sum connected Thursday portion cutting turkey connected Thanksgiving Day arsenic is tradition.

The Arsenal legend and Sky Sports shot expert has agelong been a instrumentality of the NFL, discussing his emotion for the athletics connected galore occasions but had ne'er appeared connected channel's NFL coverage. But during the archetypal of 3 games acceptable to beryllium shown connected the transmission connected Thursday, Merson made an quality for the archetypal 2 hours earlier being the antheral to chopped the Turkey.

The contented has agelong been 1 connected Sky Sports' channel, antecedently chopped by erstwhile big Kevin Cadle earlier his passing successful 2017, with Neil Reynolds present hosting the amusement alongside erstwhile NFL prima Jason Bell – with galore co-hosts appearing passim the season.

But Merson was the 1 to carve turkey for the hosts earlier discussing his emotion for the NFL and naming the squad helium supports.

Speaking connected a short-form video connected Sky Sports' accounts, Merson made a gag astatine Tottenham Hotspurs' and the New York Jets' expense. He said: "Sometimes I bash cognize however Tottenham fans feel, being a Jets fan. I person been into the NFL since the commencement really, for much than 20 years.

"I utilized to spell and ticker the Jets a lot, they are my team. It's not been large the past 13 years, but hopefully adjacent play it mightiness change... similar I thought it would this season!"

Merson had near the amusement astatine half-time of the archetypal game, with him joking that they could not spend his wage and to support him passim the remainder of the docket ahead. However, the erstwhile Arsenal prima near with a grin connected his look earlier admitting he'd enjoyed being connected the amusement and would similar to marque a further quality successful the future.

The 56-year-old was connected a video posted to Sky Sports' NFL pages successful September erstwhile speaking with chap big Jason Bell earlier helium appeared connected Strictly Come Dancing. Bell himself had antecedently appeared connected the show, giving tips to Merson earlier heading successful - wherever helium lasted done week 5 of the contention earlier losing successful a dance-off.

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