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NFL Reporter Melissa Stark Flexes Outfit Courtesy of Chiefs Ownership

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Chris Licata | Last updated Nov 18, 2024 3:44 PM ET

Sideline reporter Melissa Stark and the NBC "Sunday Night Football" crew were back in action as the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 34-27 in Week 11.

Before kickoff, the 51-year-old veteran sportscaster shared a photo of her game-day outfit, a striking red collared jumpsuit, which made appearances throughout the prime-time broadcast.

Stark took to Instagram on Monday and revealed an intriguing detail behind the outfit choice. In a series of three Instagram stories, Stark told her nearly 100,000 followers that the jumpsuit was gifted to her by Tavia Hunt , the wife of Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt, with whom she has been married since 1993.

"When you compliment her jumpsuit.. & she sends it to you!!!" Stark wrote on IG, sharing a photo of herself talking to Hunt at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta prior to the Chiefs vs. Falcons Sunday night game in Week 3.

Even though Stark was working a game for the AFC West rival Chargers on Sunday, the color was fitting considering the jumpsuit's original owner.

"Thank you!! (sending it back this week)," Stark captioned a third photo on her IG story.

Stark has been with NBC since April 2022 and previously spent 14 years as a host and reporter for NFL Network (2011-2024), plus seven years at ESPN (1996-2003) where she also handled sideline duties for "Monday Night Football" for three seasons.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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