Phil Simms was aware that his time at CBS had come to an end when no one from the network had spoken to him.

I have a sense that Phil Simms will be leaving CBS in the near future.

Phil mentioned that he has been thoroughly enjoying his venture into podcasting.

After 26 years with the network, Simms, who is 68 years old, parted ways.

Although he suspected that he was no longer a part of the CBS team, he stated that the network did not inform him before letting him go.

“Our family, as a whole, we’re hurt by that, of course, because we know how much he loves this game, how much time and effort he puts into it,” Matt said of CBS moving on from his father. “How he really does his homework each and every week. Selfishly, I’m excited now to share all his wisdom and guidance and experience in the years of media and covering football and playing football and selfishly get to have it on ‘Simms Complete’ to myself to share it with the world.”

During a recent interview, Simms acknowledged the television industry’s preference for younger talents.I was unsure if that was a feasible path.

Currently, his attention is on the “Simms Complete” podcast which he hosts with his son Matt, a retired New York Jets quarterback.

“Did I want to continue in the job? Absolutely. It was more than just liking it – I was passionate about it. I enjoyed discussing football and spending time with my colleagues, having the chance to speak freely during commercial breaks and meetings. It was a fantastic job, but now it’s time to move on to something new.”

Simms discussed his recent firing from the network on the “Front Office Sports Today” podcast, stating that it wasn’t a shock. He had expected potential changes and was prepared, making the situation a bit more manageable.

“CBS has recently implemented significant alterations to their program, “The NFL Today,” by replacing Simms and Boomer Esiason with J.J. Watt and Matt Ryan.”

“It’s more freedom,” Phil said. “We can kibbitz for five straight minutes and not say anything worthwhile about NFL football or sports. … The freedom is uplifting, makes you feel great and you can just really elaborate on things like you could never do in TV, except maybe if you work for TNT when they got 30 minutes just free, no commercials … Give me 30 minutes with somebody for no commercials. I’ll light it up too … Do you think I would ever run out of barbs for Boomer Esiason?”

“As I mentioned, this outcome was somewhat predictable. I will handle it. On the bright side, this means I get to spend more valuable time with my son. Nothing beats that.”