Current:Home > ContactMelissa Stark, Andrew Siciliano among NFL Network's latest staff cuts -MoneyBase
Melissa Stark, Andrew Siciliano among NFL Network's latest staff cuts
View
Date:2025-04-17 06:14:12
While ratings for the NFL continue to soar and set records, the league's internal media arm experienced additional cuts.
Four prominent on-air personalities will not be back: Andrew Siciliano, Melissa Stark, Will Selva and James Palmer.
"As is normal course of business this time of year, we are evaluating our talent roster for the upcoming 2024 season and beyond," NFL Network spokesperson Alex Riethmiller said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports. "That process results in renewals, non-renewals and additions to our talent lineup depending on programming needs. To those departing talent, we give our sincere thanks and appreciation for their hard work and contributions to NFL Media."
The Athletic first reported the news of the cuts.
Siciliano became popular by hosting "RedZone" on "DirecTV" on Sundays during the regular season since 2005. However, Google and YouTube TV gained the rights to the "Sunday Ticket" package and "RedZone" was pared down to one production hosted by Scott Hanson.
NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.
Selva provided news updates for the in-transition morning show on NFL Network, "Good Morning Football." The future of that show is in flux. It is currently on hiatus until August and is moving production from New York to Los Angeles. Host Jamie Erdahl has said she will stay with the program, although the other members of the show (Kyle Brandt, Peter Schrager, Jason McCourty) have not announced their plans.
Stark was a contributor and is still the sideline reporter for "Sunday Night Football" and NBC's top NFL broadcast team.
Palmer was a national reporter and correspondent for NFL Network since 2015. He posted on social media that NFL Network had bought out the remainder of his contract.
NFL Media is controlled and owned by the league, but the NFL has recently sought a buyer to take over operations. ESPN has been mentioned as a potential match as part of an equity swap. Last May, NFL Network laid off 5% of its Los Angeles-based crew (roughly 50 people) and, in January, the league offered 200 employees buyouts.
veryGood! (4794)
Related
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- Brian Harmon wins British Open for first-ever championship title
- The Super Sweet Reason Pregnant Shawn Johnson Isn't Learning the Sex of Her Baby
- Here are nine NYC shows we can't wait to see this spring
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- How do I stop a co-worker who unnecessarily monitors my actions? Ask HR
- What do you want to accomplish in 2023? This New Year's resolution guide can help
- Traps set for grizzly bear that killed woman near Yellowstone National Park
- Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
- U.S. consumer confidence jumps to a two-year high as inflation eases
Ranking
- US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- Kansas football player arrested for allegedly committing criminal threat, causing terror
- Colorado cop on trial for putting suspect in car hit by train says she didn’t know engine was coming
- Our favorite authors share their favorite books
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Former Georgia linebacker Adam Anderson receives one-year sentence for sexual battery
- Utilities companies to halt electricity cutoffs after AZ woman died from heat extreme
- Kyle Richards Sets the Record Straight on Why She Wasn't Wearing Mauricio Umansky Wedding Ring
Recommendation
The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
New Twitter logo: Elon Musk drops bird for black-and-white 'X' as company rebrands
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh facing four-game suspension, per reports
Bronny James in stable condition after suffering cardiac arrest at USC practice, spokesman says
As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
Arkansas Treasurer Mark Lowery leaving office in September after strokes
Singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters has died at age 74
Phoenix melts in a record streak of days over 110 degrees. And it's not over yet