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Charles Barkley is a huge upgrade to NFL pregame shows

We need more.

Charles Barkley was on CBS’s NFL pregame show again this Sunday.

He was actually not bad!

The internet gave him mixed reviews, but the day all Twitter users agree with each other will be the day the Internet turns off forever and we get stuck in a burning wasteland with nowhere to post our comments but in the dirt with smoldering embers.

Anyway, Barkley covered all the bases — pregame predictions about Dak Prescott and Carson Wentz, and the Oakland Raiders’ possible move to Vegas:

His opinion?

“They don’t have money for poor people but anytime they need a new stadium they have money.”

So it’s a no from him.

He even had some things to say about the NFL’s rules on touchdown celebrations. (He thinks they’re ridiculous.)

For those of you that think Barkley isn’t experienced enough to comment on football, just know that he played when he was younger. For one whole day. He just thought it was too much contact.

The NFL may make for bad media, as Barkley famously once said, “Y’all suck,” but bringing in former athletes from different sports can help. They’ve got less skin in the game and honestly, their comments are just more entertaining. So thanks, CBS, for bringing on Sir Charles.

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