This is how Erin Andrews is dealing with the future as her contract with Fox expires
Erin Andrews has a goal for the 2024 NFL season.
The veteran NFL reporter said she is enjoying her time on the sidelines as her contract with Fox Sports expires after this season.
“I think my goal is always more or less the same as last year. Enjoy it because it’s not going to last forever, especially when your contract is up – and mine is up,” Andrews, 46, said with a laugh during the latest episode of her and Charissa Thompson’s “Calm Down” podcast.
Andrews has “quietly” signed a new three-year contract with Fox, she revealed on the SI Media podcast in July 2022.
The founder of Wear by EA will be a free agent for the 2025 season unless she renews her contract with Fox Sports.
“Contract year, huge!” said Thompson, who hosts Fox NFL Kickoff, the pregame show for Fox NFL Sunday, in addition to the “Thursday Night Football” pregame show on Prime Video.
“So, contract year, election year and what else is happening?” Andrews said.
“I feel like an hour before (game day) I always get so panicked that I try to recite some (information) and keep it in my head so I can say it easily, which I’m not doing very well at the moment.
“I feel like I always try to be really good at preparing.”
Andrews and Thompson, who remain best friends outside of their careers, discussed their contract while answering questions from fans on their “Pregame” podcast Tuesday, a prelude to full episodes that will be released every Thursday.
The former ESPN sideline reporter has spoken openly about loving her time at Fox Sports, where she currently works games with Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady, who made his debut as Fox’s lead NFL analyst during the Cowboys’ 33-17 win over the Browns in Week 1.
Brady, who signed a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox in 2022, replaced Greg Olsen, who is now on the second-highest broadcast team with Joe Davis.
In a separate episode of her and Thompson’s “Calm Down” podcast last week, Andrews spoke openly about how difficult it is for her to get in shape for the start of the 2024 season.
Fox Sports will broadcast the 2025 Super Bowl live from New Orleans.
