Stepping Away from the Game

Michele Tafoya, the longtime NFL sideline Reporter for NBC says that she is making the Super Bowl her last game working the sidelines for the Peacock.

She says she wants to go a different direction.

“My time with NBC Sports has been the most satisfying of my career,” Tafoya said in a statement. “I’ve had the good fortune of collaborating with a team that is amongst the best at what they do, and the support I’ve received in this position has been unparalleled … Some may consider me crazy to walk away from one of the more coveted roles in sports television, and I do not doubt that I will miss many aspects of the job. But for some time, I have been considering other areas I would like to explore both personally and professionally. I couldn’t ignore that little voice anymore after what we have all endured over the last few years.

“There’s no better way to walk away from covering the NFL than with one more Super Bowl.”

Tafoya has spent 11 years with NBC Sports and has covered more than 300 games for the network.

Play by play announcer Al Michaels is also rumored to be leaving NBC after the Super Bowl. Word Is that Michaels will be heading over to Amazon which will start broadcasting games on a regular basis next season.