GOOD Morning Football host Akbar Gbajabiamila nailed a Michael Jordan impression.
The former NFL star is one of two new faces on the revamped show alongside reporter Sherree Burruss.
Michael Jordan has a very distinctive walkCredit: Getty
GMFB host Akbar Gbajabiamila made a solid impressionCredit: Good Morning Football
Co-host Kyle Brandt brought up Jordan’s infamous strut onto the court when introduced by the Chicago Bulls announcer.
And Gbajabiamila was happy to do his best version on yesterday’s show.
Fans raced to social media to praise his effort.
“Nailed it,” commented one.
“10/10,” added another.
“LOVE THE STUDIO LOVE YOU GUYS SO HAPPY FOR @GMFB TO BE BACK HERES TO A GREAT SEASON GUYS,” posted a very excited third.
Gbajabiamila was in shock at how much sports knowledge his co-host Peter Schrager knew on Wednesday morning.
The two sat down along with Brandt and Jamie Erdahl to discuss the Minnesota Vikings quarterback situation but Gbajabiamila abruptly stopped the conversation.
“Are you related to Google?” Gbajabiamila asked Schrager.
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“Because you just literally spit things out like yeah I remember back in 2002 it was 6:45 in the evening.
“Like how do you even know this bro?”
Schrager joked with Gbajabiamila that his knowledge was the reason he was sitting at the desk.
Gbajabiamila’s first season is the traditional fourth person on the GMFB desk alongside co-hosts Erdahl, Brandt, and Schrager in their new LA studio.
GMFB’s new dawn
Good Morning Football’s relaunch and return on July 29 was confirmed by NFL Network to coincide with training camp.
The morning show went off air in March ahead of a major shake-up and move to Los Angeles.
Jamie Erdahl made the cross-country switch from New York to continue fronting the show.
Her former partners Kyle Brandt and Peter Schrager will join her, but they will split their time between New York and Los Angeles.
Sherree Burruss and Akbar Gbajabiamila were confirmed as new additions to the revamped show.
And the American Ninja Warrior host makes his return to NFL Network, where he made his name as an analyst from 2012-19.
The former San Diego State defensive end went undrafted in 2003 but signed a free-agent deal with the Oakland Raiders.
After two solid seasons, he was released by the Raiders following a series of injuries.
During his time in the NFL, he was selected as one of the league’s first athletes for its Broadcast Boot Camp.
He was part of a group of 20 players given a crash course in broadcast journalism.
Upon retiring, the Los Angeles native served as an analyst for Mountain Network and CBS Sports Network for two years.
Gbajabiamila tries to model his on-screen presence like Michael Strahan, an NFL Hall-of-Famer who also entered into broadcast journalism.
The GMFB host called Strahan “the blueprint for athletes transitioning into media.”
Meet the revamped Good Morning Football cast
SHERREE BURRUSS
Ex-CBS Sports sideline reporter and anchor who covered college basketball and college football and the NFL.
AKBAR GBAJABIAMILA
Former NFL linebacker who has served as a fantasy expert and analyst on NFL Fantasy Live.
KYLE BRANDT
Part of the original GMFB cast, joined NFL Network in 2016 after serving as a producer and writer for The Jim Rome Show for nine years.
PETER SCHRAGER
NFL sideline reporter and writer for Fox Sports, who launched GMFB together with Brandt in 2016.
JAMIE ERDAHL
Joined the GMFB cast in 2022 after an eight-year stint as an NFL sideline reporter and lead SEC reporter at CBS Sports.
