Current:Home > FinanceMelissa Stark, Andrew Siciliano among NFL Network's latest staff cuts -WealthSync Hub
Melissa Stark, Andrew Siciliano among NFL Network's latest staff cuts
View
Date:2025-04-26 17:33:55
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! (9683)
Related
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- Hyundai recalls 31,440 Genesis vehicles for fuel pump issue: Here's which cars are affected
- New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
- Trump Media asks lawmakers to investigate possible unlawful trading activity in its DJT stock
- Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
- Arkansas panel bans electronic signatures on voter registration forms
- Doctors perform first-ever combined heart pump and pig kidney transplant
- Should Americans be worried about the border? The first Texas border czar says yes.
- The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
- Judge orders anonymous jury for trial of self-exiled Chinese businessman, citing his past acts
Ranking
- Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
- Hyundai recalls 31,440 Genesis vehicles for fuel pump issue: Here's which cars are affected
- Jury urged to convict former Colorado deputy of murder in Christian Glass shooting
- Pairing of Oreo and Sour Patch Kids candies produces new sweet, tart cookies
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- Pairing of Oreo and Sour Patch Kids candies produces new sweet, tart cookies
- Russia extends Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's pretrial detention yet again
- 5 things workers should know about the new federal ban on noncompete agreements
Recommendation
Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
Is cereal good for you? Watch out for the added sugars in these brands.
8 years after the National Enquirer’s deal with Donald Trump, the iconic tabloid is limping badly
Man falls 300 feet to his death while hiking with wife along Oregon coast
Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
Instagram fraudster ‘Jay Mazini’ has been sentenced for his crypto scheme that preyed on Muslims
Maine sheriff’s fate rests with governor after commissioners call for his firing
South Carolina sheriff: Stop calling about that 'noise in the air.' It's cicadas.