Cost-cutting at NFL Network continues as the outlet has eliminated the jobs held by Melissa Stark, Andrew Siciliano, James Palmer, and Will Selva.
According to a report from The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, the league-owned network slashed the jobs amid a round of cuts as it looks to trim its budget ahead of any potential sale or merger with another media entity.
“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. “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.”
Melissa Stark — who will remain the sideline reporter for Sunday Night Football on NBC — was part of the network’s event coverage staff.
A longtime staple of the network, Andrew Siciliano was host of DirecTV’s RedZone package before the league moved the platform to YouTubeTV in 2023. Siciliano joined the network in 2005.
Palmer was a league-wide reporter for the outlet, a job he held for nearly a decade.
In a post to X, Palmer shared the news of his departure.
“It was a dream job and I loved every minute of it. And that’s mostly because of the people that I got to work with and the friendships that will last well beyond any “job”. I’m excited for what’s to come,” wrote Palmer. “Not sure what that is exactly, I’ve learned a lot in the last decade at NFL Network and I’m better for it.”
Will Selva joined NFL Network in 2013 and served as an anchor and podcast host during his time with the outlet.
The move of the job eliminations comes as the network prepares to move its popular Good Morning Football away from New York to its own Los Angeles studios. The show — hosted by Jamie Erdahl, Peter Schrager, Kyle Brandt, and Jason McCourty — is on hiatus until late August as it moves to the West Coast. Erdahl and Brandt have both signaled their intentions to remain with the program, while the futures of Schrager and McCourty are less clear.
