Few things are more intimidating than facing an NFL defense on Monday Night Football. One of them might be explaining the Cover 2 defense to Darth Vader.

Starting Monday, October 26, the Dark Lord of the Sith will trade his lightsaber for a microphone as ESPN introduces an animated Darth Vader to interview NFL players ahead of Monday Night Football games.

Vader’s first assignment comes as the Dallas Cowboys face the Philadelphia Eagles, a rivalry that already has enough hostility to rival the Empire versus Rebel forces. Rest assured, his only job here is to interview the players, not blow things up—at least, that we’re aware of.

On second thought, does anyone have eyes on Nick Siranni?

According to ESPN’s official announcement , the interviews will appear Mondays on SC+ , the daily SportsCenter program available through Disney+.…