ESPN has brought back one of its popular NFL reporters.

Peter King reports that Ed Werder has been rehired by ESPN after being a part of the approximately 100 laid off during the network’s massive cuts in 2017.

“When you were somewhere for 20 years, and you have allies in the building, and you never lost your love of the place, and you have dialogue with a lot of people there over time, I hoped there would be an opportunity to return,” Werder told King.

Werder rose to prominence covering the Cowboys in the ’80s and ’90s for the Dallas Morning News. While away from ESPN, Werder co-hosted the popular Doomsday podcast with Matt Mosley.

According to the report, Werder will cover more than football in his return.

“It says they’re emphasizing good journalism. I really feel relieved that we’ve reached a deal, and it’s final, and now it’s just the excitement of doing the job that I know I can do—and justifying the expectations that I have created for myself. I intend to,” the 59-year-old Werder told the website.