Headhunting: ESPN has presented not-yet-retired Saints quarterback Drew Brees with an eight-figure offer to become the network’s Monday Night Football lead analyst, WBRZ-TV reports. If he gives them a yes, Brees would take on the new role as soon as he retires from the NFL. The 41-year-old quarterback debated retirement this off-season before electing to return for at least one more year. Read the full story.
Shopping reservations: The dinner reservation platform OpenTable is launching a tool to help grocery stores and restaurants mitigate long lines and overcrowding in the age of the coronavirus, USA Today reports. OpenTable announced it’s expanding its reservation software to let users choose between available shopping time slots at supermarkets and retailers. So just as you’d make a restaurant reservation on the app, you can now reserve a time to shop or join a waitlist. Read the full story.
Help for news outlets: The New York Times reports that Facebook announced Monday that it would dole out $25 million in grants to local news outlets and spend $75 million in a marketing drive aimed at news organizations internationally in response to the coronavirus-prompted economic downturn, which has caused advertising to plummet and has threatened media industry revenues. Read the full story.
