The “ NFL on Fox ” pregame show will look a little different this season after a mainstay retired during the offseason, paving the way for a familiar face to replace him.

Fox Sports announced Friday that Rob Gronkowski would take over for Jimmy Johnson as a full-time analyst. Gronkowski, a four-time Super Bowl champion who played 11 seasons with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Johnson, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020 joined Fox Sports as an analyst in 1994 after leaving the Dallas Cowboys. After spending two seasons as an analyst, he returned to coaching, leading the Miami Dolphins as their head coach for four seasons. Johnson retired from coaching and decided to return to Fox.

In a March interview with Colin Cowherd , Johnson said

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