Sirius XM Radio will provide listeners nationwide with comprehensive coverage of the 2011 NFL Draft on April 28-30, broadcasting every selection from every round and offering live on-site commentary from Sirius NFL Radio, SiriusXM’s 24/7 NFL talk channel, and Mad Dog Radio, SiriusXM’s exclusive all-sports channel.
On Thursday, April 28, Sirius NFL Radio (channel 124 for Sirius subscribers and XM subscribers with the “Best of Sirius”) will begin broadcasting live from NFL Draft headquarters at Radio City Music Hall at 7:00 pm ET and will cover every selection from that night’s first round.  On Friday, April 29, Sirius NFL Radio’s on-site Draft coverage will resume at 6:00 pm ET and will cover every pick from rounds two and three.  On Saturday, April 30, the channel will broadcast every selection from rounds four through seven from 12:00 to 7:00 pm ET.
Sirius and XM listeners from coast-to-coast will get access to the live announcements of all 32 teams’ selections plus one-on-one interviews with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and dozens of draftees, general managers and coaches from around the league.  SiriusXM’s hosts will draw on decades of experience in player evaluation to address each team’s needs and offer analysis of every player picked.  The Sirius NFL Radio team on the floor at Radio City Music Hall will feature Gil Brandt, the former VP of Player Personnel for the Dallas Cowboys; Pat Kirwan, a former NFL scout, coach and front-office executive; Tim Ryan, a former Chicago Bears defensive lineman and former captain and two-time All-American at USC; and veteran Sirius NFL Radio voice Adam Schein.
On Wednesday, Sirius NFL Radio’s Bob Papa and Ross Tucker will broadcast live from the NFL Play 60 Youth Football Festival at Chelsea Waterside Park (9:00 – 11:00 am ET), and then later that night, Alex Marvez and Ralph Vacchiano will broadcast from the NFL Draft Eve party at Tao (8:00 — 11:00 pm ET).  On Thursday, Sirius NFL Radio’s Adam Schein will broadcast from the pre-Draft luncheon (11:00 am — 3:00 pm ET).  On all three broadcasts listeners will hear interviews with NFL legends, current players and prospects in attendance.
Mad Dog Radio (Sirius channel 123 and XM channel 144) will also be covering the NFL Draft with live on-site broadcasts with hosts Christopher ‘Mad Dog’ Russo and Dino Costa.  Russo will host his daily show, Mad Dog Unleashed, live from Radio City Music Hall on Thursday, April 28, from 2:00 to 7:00 pm ET, where he will interview Commissioner Goodell and preview the Draft’s first round.  Immediately following Mad Dog’s show, Mad Dog Radio’s The Dino Costa Show will broadcast live from inside Radio City from 7:00 to 11:00 pm ET.  As the Draft proceeds Costa will report on all the news from round one, conduct interviews and roam, microphone in hand, among the fans at the venue to get their reaction to team selections.
Additionally, SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio, SiriusXM’s 24/7 fantasy sports talk channel (XM channel 147 and Sirius channel 211 with the “Best of XM”) will present two special NFL Draft editions of its SiriusXM Fantasy Football show on Thursday, April 28, and Friday, April 29, from 8:00 to 11:00 pm ET.  Hosts John Hansen, Matt Camp and Joe Dolan will cover the first three rounds of the Draft entirely from a fantasy football perspective, providing in-depth fantasy analysis on draft picks, plus interviews with players, coaches and analysts.
The Sirius NFL Radio, Mad Dog Radio and SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio channels are also available to listeners on SiriusXM Internet Radio and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for the Apple iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and several Blackberry and Android-powered smartphones.
As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SiriusXM airs live play-by-play of every NFL game from the pre-season through the Super Bowl.

Sirius NFL Radio, Sirius XM Radio’s NFL talk channel, will continue to provide fans with a daily stream of news and information on the National Football League, the players, and the current NFL work stoppage.

Sirius NFL Radio hosts will provide updates and analysis, and discuss team rosters, the upcoming NFL Draft and other developments.  Listeners will hear interviews with the people on both sides of the issues, including league executives and coaches as well as player representatives and many of the players around the league.

This Thursday and Friday, March 17-18, Sirius NFL Radio’s Jim Miller and Alex Marvez will broadcast live from Marco Island, FL, where NFL players will be meeting.  On Monday and Tuesday, March 21-22, Sirius NFL Radio’s Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan will host their show from the location of the NFL owners meetings in New Orleans, LA.  Hosts at both sites will report on the latest news from the meetings and interview players, owners, league officials and others.

Sirius NFL Radio also serves as a forum that allows NFL fans around the country to call in to voice their own opinions on the labor situation and discuss many other non-labor-related topics, including April’s NFL Draft, team personnel needs, and the NFL prospects coming out of the college ranks.

Sirius NFL Radio is available nationwide on channel 124 for Sirius subscribers and XM subscribers with the “Best of Sirius” programming package.  Sirius NFL Radio airs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and features a daily live programming schedule hosted by a roster of NFL experts that includes former players, coaches, team executives and journalists.

Follow Sirius NFL Radio at www.Twitter.com/SiriusNFLRadio and www.Facebook.com/SiriusNFLRadio for alerts on upcoming guests and topics.

Visit www.siriusxm.com/nfl for programming information.

SIRIUS XM Radio and The National Football League announced today a five-year extension of their satellite broadcasting and marketing agreement.

SIRIUS XM, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL since 2004, will continue to broadcast every NFL game live nationwide from the preseason through the Super Bowl in 2016 as well as SIRIUS NFL Radio, channel 124, the first and only 24/7 radio channel dedicated entirely to the NFL.

NFL play-by-play and the SIRIUS NFL Radio channel are available to all SIRIUS subscribers and to XM subscribers who purchase the “Best of SIRIUS” programming package.

For the first time SIRIUS XM will also broadcast NFL play-by-play online for its satellite radio subscribers starting with the 2011 season.

“We are pleased to continue our partnership with SIRIUS XM,” said Steve Bornstein, the NFL’s executive vice president of media. “They have been an excellent partner and have become part of NFL fans’ daily lives, not only on game day, but also throughout the year.”

“The NFL is a terrific partner and we’re very pleased to continue to work with them to provide both SIRIUS and XM listeners the kind of top-notch NFL programming that their fans have come to expect,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SIRIUS XM.  ”The NFL has been and will continue to be one of the major tent poles of SIRIUS XM’s lineup.  SIRIUS and XM will give fans around the country a fully portable and comprehensive way to follow their favorite team and everything happening around the league.”

SIRIUS NFL Radio features exclusive daily talk shows hosted by NFL experts, interviews with players, coaches and executives from around the league, plus in-depth coverage of the NFL Draft, training camps, NFL Network programming and more.

As the league’s official partner, SIRIUS XM will continue to have rights to use the NFL ’shield’ logo and collective NFL team trademarks.

For more information and a schedule of NFL games on SIRIUS XM, visit www.sirius.com/nfl or www.xmradio.com/nfl.

SIRIUS XM Radio, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, will offer comprehensive coverage of the 2010 NFL season, providing SIRIUS subscribers and XM subscribers with the “Best of SIRIUS” live play-by-play of every game plus 24-hour coverage of the sport on SIRIUS NFL Radio, channel 124.

SIRIUS XM broadcasts every NFL game live nationwide – from the preseason through the Super Bowl.

The 2010 NFL season kicks off this Thursday, Sept. 9 (8:30 pm ET), when the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints host the Minnesota Vikings in a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship Game. SIRIUS XM will offer listeners multiple broadcasts of the game, allowing fans to hear the Saints radio broadcast (SIRIUS channel 126, XM channel 103), the Vikings radio broadcast (SIRIUS channel 125, XM channel 102) and the national radio broadcast (SIRIUS channel 124, XM channel 124). NFL play-by-play is available to all SIRIUS subscribers and to XM subscribers who purchase the “Best of SIRIUS” programming package.

SIRIUS NFL Radio (SIRIUS channel 124 and XM channel 124 with the “Best of SIRIUS”), the only radio channel dedicated entirely to pro football talk, offers in-depth coverage of the league 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. SIRIUS NFL Radio features exclusive daily talk shows hosted by NFL experts, one-on-one interviews with players, coaches and executives from around the league, plus in-depth coverage of the NFL Draft, training camps, and more.

SIRIUS NFL Radio showcases an unparalleled roster of hosts that includes both current and former players, coaches and front office executives including: Carl Banks, Gil Brandt, Randy Cross, Dean Dalton, Rich Gannon, Pat Kirwan, John Madden, Jim Miller, Tim Ryan, Marty Schottenheimer, Ross Tucker, Solomon Wilcots, and Jets offensive lineman Damien Woody.

Longtime NFL broadcaster and Super Bowl winning head coach John Madden will return for his seventh season as a commentator on SIRIUS NFL Radio, expanding his role to host a new program, Madden Football, every Wednesday (2:00 – 3:00 pm ET) alongside Adam Schein and Rich Gannon. Madden will discuss the latest news from around the NFL and look ahead to the coming weekend’s matchups. Madden’s game previews will also replay every Sunday morning on The SIRIUS NFL Tailgate Show, SIRIUS NFL Radio’s pre-game program (Sundays from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET).

In addition, Madden will join Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo for a weekly NFL discussion every Friday at 5:00 pm ET on SIRIUS XM’s Mad Dog Radio channel (SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144).

SIRIUS NFL Radio debuts a new morning show this season which will begin the live programming day at 6:00 am ET. The Morning Kickoff, hosted by Ross Tucker, will air every weekday (6:00 – 7:00 am ET) and extend the number of live daily programming hours to 16.

SIRIUS NFL Radio listeners will also hear weekly interviews with head coaches from around the league including: Sean Payton (Saints), Brad Childress (Vikings), Jack Del Rio (Jaguars), Jim Schwartz (Lions), John Fox (Panthers), Josh McDaniels (Broncos), Ken Whisenhunt (Cardinals), Marvin Lewis (Bengals), Mike Tomlin (Steelers), Steve Spagnuolo (Rams), Tom Cable (Raiders), Mike McCarthy (Packers), John Harbaugh (Ravens), Jim Caldwell (Colts), Jeff Fisher (Titans) and Mike Smith (Falcons).

For info on upcoming guests, visit www.sirius.com/nfl or follow the channel’s Twitter feed (www.twitter.com/siriusnflradio).

The Full Schedule can be viewed Here.

SIRIUS NFL Radio channel 124 Daily Schedule: (All times ET)

Weekdays

• 6 -7 am: The Morning Kickoff with Ross Tucker
• 7 – 11 am: The Opening Drive with Bob Papa, Marty Schottenheimer, Peter King, Ross Tucker and Carl Banks
• 11 am – 3 pm: The SIRIUS Blitz with Adam Schein, Rich Gannon and Jim Miller
• 3 – 7 pm: Movin’ The Chains with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan
• 7 – 8 pm: NFL Network’s Total Access
• 8 – 11 pm: Late Hits with Bryan McGovern, Gil Brandt, Damien Woody and Jim Miller

Wednesdays

• 2 – 3 pm: Madden Football with John Madden, Adam Schein and Rich Gannon

Fridays

• 11 pm: SIRIUS XM Fantasy Football Replay with John Hansen and Adam Caplan

Saturdays

• 8 – 11 am: The Weekend Kickoff with Howard David and Dean Dalton
• 11 am – 2 pm: Press Coverage with Vic Carucci and Dan Leberfeld
• 2 – 4 pm: Chalk Talk with Andrew Bogusch
• 4 – 7 pm: The End Zone with Bryan McGovern and Pat Kirwan
• 7 – 11 pm: Late Hits with Zig Fracassi and Jim Miller

Sundays

• 9 am – Noon: SIRIUS NFL Tailgate Show with Adam Schein, John Madden, Gil Brandt
• Noon – 8 pm: The Sunday Drive with Steve Torre and Bill Lekas. Live cut-ins to NFL games, up-to-the-minute news and highlights from around the league and post-game interviews from the day’s star performers.
• 8 pm – Midnight: NFL Rewind with Jack Arute and Jim Miller

SIRIUS XM will once again feature the “SIRIUS|XM Pigskin Pick ‘Em Game” on SIRIUS.com. Each week throughout the NFL regular season, visitors can log on to the website to enter their game picks and compare their scores to the experts on SIRIUS NFL Radio and other hosts from across the SIRIUS XM platform. Prizes will be awarded weekly. For details and Official Rules, visit www.sirius.com/pigskin. No purchase is necessary. The game is open only to legal residents of the contiguous United States and D.C., age 18 and over.

SIRIUS XM Radio, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, will kick off the sixth annual SIRIUS NFL Radio Training Camp Tour on Sunday, July 25, featuring extensive coverage of all 32 NFL team camps plus the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.

All programs are available to both SIRIUS and XM subscribers nationwide exclusively on SIRIUS NFL Radio, SIRIUS XM’s 24-hour NFL channel (SIRIUS channel 124 and XM channel 124 for subscribers with the “Best of SIRIUS” programming package).

Over 26 days – July 25 to August 19 – SIRIUS NFL Radio hosts will broadcast live on location from all 32 NFL training camp sites around the country, giving listeners access to their favorite teams and players as they prepare for the coming season. Each show will present an expert breakdown of every team, one-on-one interviews with players, coaches and franchise executives, and reports on rookies, veterans and free agents.

A schedule detailing show times, hosts and locations appears below.

SIRIUS NFL Radio personalities on the tour include former players, coaches, front office executives and other insiders including: former NFL MVP Rich Gannon, three time Pro-Bowl offensive lineman Randy Cross, longtime Dallas Cowboys pro personnel executive Gil Brandt, former NFL defensive lineman Tim Ryan, former NFL front office executive Pat Kirwan, former NFL QB Jim Miller, former NFL defensive back Solomon Wilcots, former NFL lineman Ross Tucker, former NFL coach Dean Dalton, plus NFL experts Adam Schein, Vic Carucci, Paul Allen and Bryan McGovern.

On Saturday, August 7, SIRIUS XM will present a full day of live coverage from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH for the 2010 enshrinement ceremonies. Listeners will hear live coverage as the class of 2010 is inducted – which includes Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Dick LeBeau, Floyd Little, John Randle, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith.

A detailed tour map featuring camp locations, dates, times and featured hosts can be found at www.sirius.com/trainingcamp2010. Fans can also interact with SIRIUS NFL Radio hosts and other listeners on SIRIUS NFL Radio’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/siriusnflradio) or by following on Twitter at www.twitter.com/siriusnflradio.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SIRIUS XM broadcasts every NFL game live nationwide, from the preseason through the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl. Listeners can hear home and visiting team broadcasts, national radio broadcasts and Spanish-language broadcasts for select games.

2010 SIRIUS NFL Radio Training Camp Tour Schedule: (All times ET)

Sun, July 25:  Dallas Cowboys, San Antonio, TX
                   12-4pm The Endzone with Vic Carucci and Gil Brandt

    Sat, July 31 : Houston Texans, Houston, TX
                   11am-2pm Press Coverage with Vic Carucci and Gil Brandt
                   New England Patriots, Foxboro, MA
                   2-6pm Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan

    Sun, Aug. 1:   Chicago Bears, Bourbonnais, IL
                   12-4pm The Endzone with Alex Marvez and Jim Miller

    Mon, Aug. 2:   Minnesota Vikings, Mankato, MN
                    1-4pm The Red Zone with Rich Gannon, Dean Dalton and Paul
                    Allen
                   New York Giants, Albany, NY
                    4-7pm Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan, Pat Kirwan and
                    Bryan McGovern

    Tue, Aug. 3:   Indianapolis Colts, Anderson, IN
                   12-3pm The Red Zone with Solomon Wilcots and Jim Miller
                   Jacksonville Jaguars, Jacksonville, FL
                   3-7pm Movin' The Chains with Randy Cross

    Wed, Aug. 4:   Cincinnati Bengals, Georgetown, KY
                   1-3pm The Red Zone with Solomon Wilcots and Jim Miller
                   Buffalo Bills, Pittsford, NY
                   3-7pm Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan

    Thu, Aug. 5:   Tennessee Titans, Nashville, TN
                   12-3pm The Red Zone with Solomon Wilcots and Jim Miller
                   Cleveland Browns, Berea, OH
                   3-7pm Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan

    Fri, Aug. 6:   New Orleans Saints, Metairie, LA
                    11-3pm The SIRIUS Blitz with Adam Schein and Solomon
                    Wilcots
                   Denver Broncos, Englewood, CO
                   3-7pm The Red Zone with Jim Miller and Ross Tucker
                   Pittsburgh Steelers, Latrobe, PA
                   7-10pm Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan

    Sat, Aug. 7:   Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
                   Live coverage from Canton begins at 8am

    Sun, Aug. 8:   Philadelphia Eagles, Bethlehem, PA
                   12-4pm The SIRIUS Blitz with Adam Schein and Ross Tucker

    Mon, Aug. 9:   New York Jets, Cortland, NY
                   11am-3pm The SIRIUS Blitz with Adam Schein and Ross Tucker
                   Carolina Panthers, Spartanburg, SC
                   3-7pm Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan

    Tue, Aug. 10:  Baltimore Ravens, Westminster, MD
                   10am-1pm The SIRIUS Blitz with Ross Tucker and Jim Miller
                    Atlanta Falcons, Flowery Branch, GA
                    3-7pm Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan, Pat Kirwan and
                    Randy Cross
                   Oakland Raiders, Napa, CA
                   7-10pm Late Hits with Vic Carucci and Gil Brandt

    Wed, Aug. 11:  Washington Redskins, Ashburn, VA
                   12-3pm The SIRIUS Blitz with Ross Tucker and Jim Miller
                   Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa, FL
                   3-7pm Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan
                   San Diego Chargers, San Diego, CA
                   7-10pm Late Hits with Vic Carucci and Gil Brandt

    Thu, Aug. 12   Green Bay Packers, Green Bay, WI
                   11-3pm The SIRIUS Blitz with Adam Schein and Rich Gannon
                   Miami Dolphins, Davie, FL
                   3-7pm Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan

    Mon, Aug. 16:  Kansas City Chiefs, St. Joseph, MO
                   12-3pm The SIRIUS Blitz with Vic Carucci and Gil Brandt
                   Detroit Lions, Allen Park, MI
                   3-7pm Movin' The Chains with Pat Kirwan and Jim Miller

    Tue, Aug. 17:  St. Louis Rams, Earth City, MO
                   12-3pm The SIRIUS Blitz with Vic Carucci and Gil Brandt
                   Arizona Cardinals, Flagstaff, AZ
                   3-7pm Movin' The Chains with Pat Kirwan and Jim Miller

    Wed, Aug. 18:  Seattle Seahawks, Renton, WA
                   3-7pm Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan

    Thu, Aug. 19   San Francisco 49ers, Santa Clara, CA
                   3-7pm Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan

On Thursday, April 22, the NFL Draft will begin for the first time in primetime when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell opens the event at 7:30 pm ET. SIRIUS NFL Radio will begin broadcasting live from NFL Draft headquarters at Radio City Music Hall at 7:00 pm ET and will cover every selection.

On Friday, April 23, SIRIUS NFL Radio’s on-site Draft coverage will resume at 6:00 pm ET and will cover every pick from rounds two and three. On Saturday, April 24, SIRIUS NFL Radio will broadcast every selection from rounds four through seven from 10:00 am ET through 6:00 pm ET. In all, SIRIUS NFL Radio will provide 17 hours of live coverage from inside Radio City Music Hall plus full pre- and post-Draft analysis every day leading up to and throughout the event.

SIRIUS and XM listeners from coast-to-coast will get access to the live announcements of all 32 teams’ selections plus one-on-one interviews with dozens of draftees, general managers and coaches from around the league. SIRIUS XM’s hosts will draw on decades of experience in player evaluation to address each team’s needs and offer analysis. The acclaimed SIRIUS NFL Radio team on the floor at Radio City Music Hall will feature Gil Brandt, the renowned former VP of Player Personnel for the Dallas Cowboys; Pat Kirwan, a former NFL scout, coach and front-office executive; Tim Ryan, a former Chicago Bears defensive lineman and former captain and two-time All-American at USC; and veteran SIRIUS NFL Radio voice Adam Schein.

Before and after each day’s live broadcast from Radio City Music Hall, SIRIUS NFL Radio hosts will be on air to discuss the latest news and give fans from all over the country a forum to call in and react to their team’s 2010 Draft performance.

On Wednesday, April 21, Adam Schein and Gil Brandt will host SIRIUS NFL Radio’s midday show, The SIRIUS Blitz, live from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm ET from the NFL Draft Youth Clinic in Central Park, where they will interview top prospects and report on the latest pre-Draft news.

SIRIUS XM’s all-sports Mad Dog Radio channel (SIRIUS channel 123, XM channel 144) will also be covering the NFL Draft leading up to and throughout the event. Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo will host his daily show, Mad Dog Unleashed, live from Radio City Music Hall before the Draft’s first round on Thursday, April 22 (2:00 – 7:00 pm ET), where he will report on Draft news and rumors and discuss team selections with fans in attendance at Radio City and listeners tuning in from around the country.

The SIRIUS NFL Radio and Mad Dog Radio channels are also available to Premium Online subscribers via SIRIUS Internet Radio and XM Radio Online and on the Apple iPhone, iPod touch and several BlackBerry devices through the SIRIUS XM App in conjunction with your satellite radio subscription. (A “Best of SIRIUS” subscription is required for XM subscribers to listen to SIRIUS NFL Radio.)

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SIRIUS XM airs live play-by-play of every NFL game from the pre-season through the Super Bowl. SIRIUS NFL Radio, (SIRIUS channel 124, XM channel 124 with “Best of SIRIUS”) airs year-round and is the only 24/7 radio channel dedicated entirely to professional football, offering fans live game action, daily news and analysis, coverage of the NFL Draft, training camps, the NFL Combine, a fantasy football show and more.

For more information visit www.sirius.com/nfl.

Throughout the 2009 NFL season, listeners can hear Madden live every Friday at 11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT with SIRIUS XM host Adam Schein on The SIRIUS Blitz, the daily talk show on SIRIUS NFL Radio. Madden will make his 2009 debut on Thursday, September 10, joining Schein live at 11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT to discuss that night’s NFL season opener, featuring the Steelers and the Titans, as well as the opening weekend games.

Each week Madden’s analysis will replay Sunday morning on The SIRIUS NFL Tailgate Show, SIRIUS NFL Radio’s original pre-game program (Sundays from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET).

In April, Madden announced his retirement from the TV broadcast booth, where for nearly 30 years he was one of television’s most popular personalities. He has been a SIRIUS NFL Radio commentator since 2004 and fans will continue to hear him each week as he breaks down game match-ups and discusses key NFL topics throughout the season.

“I look forward to staying connected with the game and the fans every week on SIRIUS NFL Radio,” said Madden. “There’s not a better channel for listeners who want to stay on top of everything happening around the league and I’m excited for another season on the air.”

As a TV commentator, Madden served as the lead NFL analyst for all four major broadcast networks – CBS, FOX, ABC and NBC, where he spent the last three seasons calling games for Sunday Night Football. His final broadcast was Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa in February. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honored Madden with 16 Emmy(R) Awards for Outstanding Sports Analyst/Personality and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. Prior to his career on television, Madden was head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 through 1978, where he compiled a 103-32-7 record and led the team to victory in Super Bowl XI.

SIRIUS XM broadcasts every NFL game live nationwide — from the preseason through the playoffs and Super Bowl XLIV in South Florida. For more information and a schedule of NFL games on SIRIUS XM, visit www.sirius.com/nfl or www.xmradio.com.

SIRIUS NFL Radio (SIRIUS channel 124 and XM channel 124 with the “Best of SIRIUS”), the only radio channel dedicated entirely to pro football talk, offers in-depth coverage of the game 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. SIRIUS NFL Radio features exclusive daily talk shows hosted by NFL experts, interviews with players and coaches from around the league, plus in-depth coverage of the NFL Draft, training camps, fantasy football and more.

SIRIUS NFL Radio showcases a roster of hosts that includes former players, coaches and front office executives including: Carl Banks, Gil Brandt, Randy Cross, Dean Dalton, Rich Gannon, Pat Kirwan, John Madden, Jim Miller, Tim Ryan, Marty Schottenheimer, Shannon Sharpe, Ross Tucker and Solomon Wilcots.

NFL on SIRIUS XM – Opening Weekend: (All times ET)

                                                   SIRIUS Chns:    XM Chns:
                                                   Away   Home   Away   Home
                                                   Feed   Feed   Feed   Feed

    Thu 9/10  8:30 PM   Tennessee @ Pittsburgh      ---    125    ---   102*
    Sun 9/13  1:00 PM   Miami @ Atlanta             153    125    ---   102*
    Sun 9/13  1:00 PM   Kansas City @ Baltimore     146    152    ---   110*
    Sun 9/13  1:00 PM   Philadelphia @ Carolina     122    147    106*  ---
    Sun 9/13  1:00 PM   Denver @ Cincinnati         144     91    ---   108*
    Sun 9/13  1:00 PM   Minnesota @ Cleveland       123    130    107*  ---
    Sun 9/13  1:00 PM   NY Jets @ Houston           126    154    103*  ---
    Sun 9/13  1:00 PM   Jacksonville @ Indianapolis 129    113    ---   109*
    Sun 9/13  1:00 PM   Detroit @ New Orleans       155    127    ---   104*
    Sun 9/13  1:00 PM   Dallas @ Tampa Bay          121    158    105*  ---
    Sun 9/13  4:15 PM   San Francisco @ Arizona     127    125    ---   102*
    Sun 9/13  4:15 PM   Washington @ NY Giants      121    123    ---   107*
    Sun 9/13  4:15 PM   St. Louis @ Seattle         122    126    ---   103*
    Sun 9/13  8:20 PM   Chicago @ Green Bay         127    126    103*  102*
    Mon 9/14  7:00 PM   Buffalo @ New England       126    125    103*  102*
    Mon 9/14  10:15 PM  San Diego @ Oakland         127    122    104*  105*

    * denotes "Best of SIRIUS" channel on XM.

SIRIUS NFL Radio channel 124 Daily Schedule: (All times ET)

Weekdays

    --  7 - 10 am: The Opening Drive with Bob Papa, Randy Cross, Peter King
        & Shannon Sharpe
    --  10 am - 1 pm: The SIRIUS Blitz with Adam Schein, Rich Gannon & Jim
        Miller
    --  1 - 3 pm: The Red Zone with Solomon Wilcots, Marty Schottenheimer, Gil
        Brandt,  Carl Banks, Ross Tucker & Alex Marvez
    --  3 - 7 pm: Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan & Pat Kirwan
    --  7 - 8 pm: NFL Network's Total Access

    --  8 - 11 pm: Late Hits with Bryan McGovern, Jim Miller, Ross Tucker &
        Gil Brandt

Tuesdays

    --  7 - 9 pm: SIRIUS Fantasy Football with Adam Caplan & John Hansen

Fridays

    --  8 - 11 pm: SIRIUS Fantasy Football with Caplan & Hansen

Saturdays

    --  8 - 11 am: The Weekend Kickoff with Howard David & Dean Dalton
    --  11 am - 2 pm:  Press Coverage with Vic Carucci & Dan Leberfeld
    --  2 - 4 pm: Chalk Talk with Dave Hagen
    --  4 - 7 pm:  The End Zone with Bryan McGovern & Pat Kirwan

    --  7 - 11 pm: Late Hits with Andrew Bogusch & Jim Miller

Sundays

    --  9 am - Noon: The SIRIUS Tailgate Show with Adam Schein, John Madden, Gil
        Brandt & Adam Caplan
    --  Noon - 8 pm: The Sunday Drive with Steve Torre & Bill Lekas. Live
        cut-ins to NFL games, up-to-the-minute news and highlights from around
        the league and post-game interviews from the day's star performers.

    --  8 pm - Midnight: NFL Rewind with Jack Arute & Jim Miller

SIRIUS XM will once again feature the “SIRIUS|XM Pigskin Pick ‘Em Game” on SIRIUS.com. Each week throughout the NFL regular season, visitors can log on to the website to enter their game picks and compare their scores to the experts on SIRIUS NFL Radio and other hosts from across the SIRIUS XM platform. Prizes will be awarded weekly. For details and Official Rules, visit www.sirius.com/pigskin. Open only to legal residents of the contiguous United States and D.C., age 18 and over.

SIRIUS XM Radio, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, announced today that it will provide NFL fans from coast-to-coast with comprehensive coverage of the 2009 NFL Draft, offering live access to the announcements of all 256 draft choices, plus expert analysis, on SIRIUS NFL Radio (SIRIUS channel 124, XM channel 124 with the “Best of SIRIUS” programming package)

On Saturday, April 25, the SIRIUS NFL Radio channel will broadcast live from NFL Draft headquarters at Radio City Music Hall in New York City from 3:00 pm ET through the end of the second round. On Sunday, April 26, live on-site coverage resumes at 10:00 am ET with the first pick of the third round and continues through the draft’s final selection. In all, SIRIUS NFL Radio will provide 16 hours of live coverage from inside Radio City plus full pre- and post-Draft analysis.

SIRIUS NFL Radio’s Draft coverage will include live announcements of all 32 teams’ selections plus one-on-one interviews with dozens of draftees, general managers and coaches from around the league. SIRIUS XM’s on-site hosts will draw on decades of experience in player evaluation to address each team’s needs and offer appraisals of every pick. The SIRIUS NFL Radio team on the floor at Radio City Music Hall will feature Gil Brandt, the renowned former VP of Player Personnel for the Dallas Cowboys whose innovative management and personnel systems are used by many pro and college teams today; Pat Kirwan, a former NFL scout, coach and front-office executive with nearly four decades of experience in player evaluation; Tim Ryan, a former Chicago Bears defensive lineman and former captain and two-time All-American at USC; and veteran SIRIUS NFL Radio voice Adam Schein.

Following each day’s live broadcast from Radio City Music Hall, SIRIUS NFL Radio will offer continued live coverage hosted by former NFL players Randy Cross, Jim Miller and Ross Tucker and veteran journalists Howard Balzer and Dan Leberfeld. On Saturday until 3:00 am ET and Sunday until midnight ET, fans will have a place to call in and react to their team’s 2009 Draft performance and discuss the day’s biggest moves with SIRIUS XM’s experts.

On Saturday and Sunday, SIRIUS NFL Radio will present Draft previews on the regularly scheduled shows Weekend Kickoff (Sat., 8am-12pm ET) hosted by Ross Tucker and Ralph Vacchiano, Press Coverage (Sat., 12-3pm ET) hosted by Vic Carucci and Dan Leberfeld and Press Pass (Sun., 8-10am ET) hosted by Ross Tucker and Randy Cross.

On Saturday, April 25, SIRIUS XM’s all-sports Mad Dog Radio channel (SIRIUS channel 123, XM channel 144) will air NFL Draft specials live from 12:00 to 10:00 pm ET. Mad Dog Radio hosts Andy Gresh and Andrew Bogusch will host, allowing callers from around the country to weigh in with their opinions on upcoming picks and react as soon as the first and second round selections are announced. Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo, host of the channel’s anchor program, Mad Dog Unleashed, will join Bogusch on the air Saturday night to recap the Draft’s first day.

On Friday, April 24, Adam Schein and Gil Brandt will host SIRIUS NFL Radio’s midday show, The SIRIUS Blitz, live from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm ET from the NFL pre-Draft events in Central Park, where they will interview top prospects and report on all the latest pre-draft news.

The SIRIUS NFL Radio channel is also available online on SIRIUS Internet Radio. For more info and a free three-day trial listeners can visit www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SIRIUS XM airs live play-by-play of every NFL game throughout the regular season and post-season. SIRIUS NFL Radio, (SIRIUS channel 124, XM channel 124 with “Best of SIRIUS”) airs year-round and is the only 24/7 radio channel dedicated entirely to professional football, offering fans live game action, daily news and analysis, coverage of the NFL Draft, training camps, the NFL Combine, a fantasy football show and more.

For more information visit www.sirius.com/nfl.

SIRIUS XM Radio, the Official Satellite Radio Partner
of the NFL, announced today that Hall of Fame NFL running back John
Riggins, who hosted a daily show on SIRIUS NFL Radio from 2004 to 2006,
will return to the channel as a regular host this Friday, September 26.

Riggins
will host The SIRIUS Blitz Tuesdays through Fridays (10:00 am – 1:00 pm
ET) every week exclusively on SIRIUS NFL Radio channel 124. Riggins’
co-host on The SIRIUS Blitz will be longtime SIRIUS NFL Radio
personality Adam Schein.

On SIRIUS NFL Radio Riggins joins an unrivaled lineup of former NFL
players, coaches and executives that includes Carl Banks, Gil Brandt,
Randy Cross, Dean Dalton, Pat Kirwan, Jim Miller, Dan Reeves, Tim Ryan,
Marty Schottenheimer, Shannon Sharpe, Ross Tucker and Solomon Wilcots.

SIRIUS
offers listeners nationwide live access to every NFL game — from the
pre-season through the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. For more information
and a schedule of NFL games on SIRIUS please visit www.sirius.com/nfl.