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Sports TV host and reporter Jamie Erdahl discusses her absence from NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football.”
In a social media post Thursday, Erdahl said her interruption from discussing the latest NFL news each weekday morning stemmed from what she described as a “tragic health situation” involving a member of her family.
“As curiosity mounts, I’m going to share what I feel comfortable with: I have been absent from @GMFB due to an extremely personal and tragic health situation of a member of my immediate family,” Erdahl wrote on X.
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NFL Network host Jamie Erdahl during a Houston Texans-Los Angeles Chargers game on December 27, 2025, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. (Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Erdahl added that she would return to the airwaves.
“I want to thank my NFL leadership for allowing me this time at home. I will be back Monday.”
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Erdahl’s update follows the death of his dog, Toby. Last month, she announced that Toby had died following a diagnosis of bone cancer.
NFL Network reporter Jamie Erdahl interviews Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua (17) after a game against the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium on December 28, 2024, in Inglewood, California. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
Kyle Brandt and former NFL player Manti Teʻo co-host the network’s morning show with Erdahl. NFL Network reporter Sherree Burruss also contributes to the show and steps in as a fill-in host when Erdahl or others are absent.
Erdahl joined “Good Morning Football” in 2022 and was named co-host in 2024 after the show moved from its New York studio to the network’s headquarters in Los Angeles.
NFL Network sideline reporter Jamie Erdahl interviews Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. (3) before an NFL game between the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Chargers on December 27, 2025, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. (Greg Fiore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Erdahl praised the show’s casual tone, contrasting it with what she described as the often “angry” and overly technical style of some sports television.
“Some sports TV networks can get really angry and get technical. It can be way too buttoned-up sometimes, and we’re basically opposed to all of those things,” Erdahl told Deadline in 2022.
“We love the messy aspects of television. We love when people come into our studio. We love the imperfections and I hope we’re allowed to continue that.”
