Former UConn quarterback and Connecticut native Dan Orlovsky returned to ESPN's shows after signoff on Stephen A. Smtih's First Take.

Orlovsky, who played for the Lions, Texans, Colts and Buccaneers, had talks with Fox Sports before re-upping with ESPN three years ago, a pact which put him in the No. 2 “Monday Night Football” booth. He’s also expressed interest in potentially joining an NFL coaching staff.

Dan Orlovsky sparked a good amount of sports media scuttlebutt last month when he made a cryptic statement about his future, but the NFL analyst was back in his familiar digs on Monday, chopping it up on First Take.