NEW RULE

John Madden is a national treasure.

On Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks will oppose the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Al Michaels and Chris Collinsworth will announce. John Madden will not attend. Announcers enter. Announcers exit. Most merely compliment the visual. Madden owns the conversation. He is a transcendent icon. I hope we realize his absence. I hope we savor his return.