NFL star and fantasy football expert Maurice Jones-Drew, the Pro Bowl running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars will debut his new weekly fantasy football talk show ‘Runnin’ with MJD on SIRIUS XM Radio on Saturday, August 7 at 7:00 ET.
The show title Runnin’ with MJD voted by fans will be available to listeners nationwide on SIRIUS XM Fantasy Sports Radio, the new 24/7 channel dedicated to fantasy sports airing on XM channel 147 and SIRIUS channel 211 for subscribers with the “Best of XM” programming package.
Jones-Drew and Jacksonville radio personality Mike Dempsey will host the two-hour call-in show live at 7:00 pm Fridays throughout the NFL season. Due to Jaguars team activities on Friday, August 6, and the team’s first preseason game on Friday, August 13, the show will shift to Saturday, August 7, and Saturday, August 14, for those weeks.
An outstanding performer on the field (He finished the 2009 NFL season in the top 5 in rushing yards, TDs and all-purpose yards) and avid fantasy football player off it, Jones-Drew will take calls from listeners and offer his advice for drafts, trades, waiver wire moves and other fantasy football matters throughout the season. Fans who are wondering what defense to draft or mulling over a trade proposal can call in and get Maurice’s thoughts on the subject.
“I’ll use my experience and my sources to give SIRIUS XM listeners the best fantasy football info I can give them,” says Jones-Drew. “We all get into fantasy football for the competition and the cameraderie but the goal is to dominate your league and I’m confident I can help people do that.”
Jones-Drew will also manage his own fantasy football team on the show and share his first-hand knowledge on the best fantasy football performers from around the NFL.
“I’m friends with a lot of guys around this league but if they’re on my fantasy roster it’s all business,” says Jones-Drew. “If they’re not performing for me, I may just call them up live on air and cut them.”
“Maurice’s talents on the field and his devotion to fantasy football have made him one of the most compelling figures in the world of fantasy sports,” said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS XM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “He’s got the insider’s knowledge and engaging personality to make this a one-of-a-kind show and we’re thrilled to have him on our air taking calls from SIRIUS XM listeners each week.”
Jones-Drew recently participated in the first ever SIRIUS XM Celebrity Fantasy Football Draft, held in New York’s City’s Times Square. He’ll compete this season in a league that also includes teams managed by fellow SIRIUS XM hosts Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo, former MLB general manager Steve Phillips, nine-time NHL All-Star Jeremy Roenick, Emmy Award-winning actor Jay Thomas, Howard Stern Show executive producer Gary Dell’Abate, Howard 101’s Scott Ferrall and others.
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