The newest head coach in the Bay Area won’t be replaced in the “Monday Night Football” booth by a Bay Area legend.

Steve Young, whose name continues to be mentioned as a favorite to replace just-hired Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, has said on his last two weekly appearances on KNBR that he’s not interested in ESPN’s opening.

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On Wednesday, Young, a current ESPN analyst who is part of their “Monday Night Football Countdown” coverage, again noted the time commitment the MNF game-analyst job requires explains his lack of interest. Young and his wife have four children, from ages 9-17.

“I cannot take a job where you disappear for four days a week for five months,” Young said last week, later adding: “If I could do it from my backyard, sure, I’d do it.”

Young said ESPN has asked him to consider joining the MNF booth in the past: “This has been the third or fourth iteration of that booth where they want me to think about doing it,” he said.

Young’s well-regarded work as an analyst explains why BetDSI Sportsbook in Las Vegas has listed him as the favorite to replace Gruden, and Bovada.com lists him only behind Kurt Warner, Louis Riddick and Peyton Manning.

Here’s some advice: Don’t bet on Young.

Twitter: @Eric_Branch