Charissa Thompson’s statement that she had made up reports during NFL games on Fox left many of her counterparts aghast.
Thompson previously said that when she was a sideline reporter she would sometimes make up halftime reports if coaches didn’t talk to her. In an Instagram post Friday, Thompson said she needed to “address the elephant in the room” and that she has “a responsibility to myself and my employers to clarify what is being reported.”
Fox Sports and Amazon Prime Video host Charissa Thompson used to be a sideline reporter for NFL games, but she admitted that not everything she reported was true. Speaking on the Pardon My Take podcast, Thompson talked about her experience as a sideline reporter and the conversations they have with coaches and players, primarily just before or right after halftime. Typically before the game starts, the sideline reporter will give any details coaches told them, but she sometimes made up what they say.
The fully remote production launches tonight with a new mobile fleet of 16 that’s producing the games in 1080p with High Dynamic Range with around 250 people onsite for each TNF game. (Courtesy of Prime Video)
Charissa Thompson and Tracey Edmonds will split co-hosting duties alongside Mario Lopez.
