Feb 28, 2021 Long before cable and the plethora of studio shows, there was “The NFL Today” on CBS. The pregame show featured, among others, Brent Musburger, Irv Cross, Jack Whitaker, Phyllis George, Jimmy the Greek, and Jayne Kennedy through the years. It was must-see TV for every NFL fan. Dec 31, 2020 The Vikings were still sixth in points and a top-15 offense in terms of yardage. Dalvin Cook still had a Herculean stretch, which placed Minnesota’s passing offense even further on the backburner.

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Long before cable and the plethora of studio shows, there was “The NFL Today” on CBS. The pregame show featured, among others, Brent Musburger, Irv Cross, Jack Whitaker, Phyllis George, Jimmy the Greek, and Jayne Kennedy through the years.

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It was must-see TV for every NFL fan. Heck for every sports fan.

CBS announced Cross has passed away. He died at the age of 81 Cross Sunday morning near his home in Roseville, Mn.

“I’ve been around all kinds of people, from every walk of life. I don’t know that I could give you one person who was nicer than Irv Cross. He was a constant gentleman,” said Musburger, who worked with Cross and others on the first live NFL pregame show that set the standard that is still followed today.

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A seventh-round pick of the Eagles in 1961 out of Northwestern where he was coached by Ara Parseghian, Cross spent six years in Philadelphia as a player and another three with the Los Angeles Rams. During Training Camp of his rookie year, he asked the coaches to release him early if he didn’t have a future in football. He planned to attend graduate school. After earning Pro Bowl honors in consecutive seasons, Cross was traded to the Rams following the 1965 season. He returned to the Eagles as a player/defensive backs coach in 1969 and remained in the coaching role for the 1970 season.

Cross is survived by his wife, Liz; four children, Susan, Lisa, Matthew, and Sarah; grandson Aiden; brothers Raymond, Teal, and Sam; sisters Joan, Jackie, Julia, Pat, and Gwen; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation or the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

The Vikings landed Kirk Cousins as a free agent signing in 2018, but since then, he hasn’t been perfect.

Minnesota has seen Cousins have stellar games, but he’s also taken the team out of key games this season, like the ones against the Colts and Falcons. With Sean Mannion, Nate Stanley and Jake Browning behind Cousins, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of hope that there’s another starting-caliber quarterback on the roster or the practice squad at the moment.

CBS Sports isn’t completely out on the Vikings’ quarterback situation, but they don’t think the team is necessarily locked in at that position, either. The outlet listed Minnesota under the mildly intriguing category. Here’s what it said about the Vikings quarterback situation, in conjunction with the Rams:

The contracts the Rams and Vikings have with their quarterbacks — Jared Goff and Kirk Cousins — most likely preclude any real movement if either team was eyeing a potential upgrade. But these team(s) didn’t quite fit in the top category.

The Vikings are likely stuck with Cousins until at least 2022 and probably 2023, due to his contract. Whether Minnesota finds a low-cost, potential replacement, remains to be seen.