Phil Simms has two Super Bowl rings, seven grandchildren and a 70th birthday coming up in November. So it would be understandable if he chose to chill at this stage of his life.

That is not his thing, though. Hence his response when offered a job working select Big Ten football games for NBC on its Peacock streaming service.

“I didn’t even think,” Simms told Newsday. “I just said, ‘Sure, I’ll do it.’ ”

That has been his approach since his 26-year run as a game and studio analyst for CBS ended after the 2023 season .

“Let me put it this way: I don’t know about age or whatever, but I will do this as long as I possibly can,” he said. “I can’t imagine not doing stuff.

“I love following the NFL. It’s what I do every day, almost, still. And to be involved in college football, too, I’m l

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