NFL Network lays off four notable on-air personalities
Four more names were cut from the NFL Network roster as the company continues with its current round of layoffs, the biggest of which was Andrew Siciliano, who often reported on some of the network’s biggest stories.
Melissa Stark, James Palmer and Will Selva were also laid off.
Siciliano rose to fame back in 2005 as the host of DirecTV’s “RedZone” before it was acquired by Google as it purchased the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, which is now broadcast on YouTube TV.
Stark, who served as host of "NFL 360," will still work as the sideline reporter for “Sunday Night Football” on NBC. Palmer had been with NFL Network since 2015, serving as a national reporter for the network. Selva worked on “Good Morning Football,” providing updates from the news desk.
The network has been trimming down its expenses and recently announced it would be moving “GMFB” from its New York studios to Los Angeles. The show is on temporary hiatus until August.
Jamie Erdahl is the only one of the show’s four hosts who has announced she will return to the show. Kyle Brandt, Peter Schrager and Jason McCourty have not publicly announced their decisions yet.
“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 told The Athletic. “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.”
Approximately 5 percent of the L.A.-based NFL Network employees were laid off last May, and the league offered roughly 200 other network employees buyouts on their deals.
The NFL has reportedly been in negotiations as it looks to sell NFL Network and other NFL media properties to ESPN.
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