Charissa Thompson had the great honor of being on national TV as host of Amazon Prime’s NFL game in Baltimore. She failed in the moment.

Charissa Thompson, a Fox Sports and Amazon Prime Video “Thursday Night Football” host, has apologized after saying she used to make up reports when working as an NFL sideline reporter.

Thompson previously admitted to making up sideline reports in 2022, during an episode of her podcast with NFL sideline reporter, Erin Andrews, “Calm Down” with Erin and Charissa.

Of all the reactions to Charissa Thompson’s comments on a recent episode of the “Pardon My Take” podcast — in which the Fox Sports and NFL on Prime Video host said that during her short ...

Amazon and Fox Studio host and former NFL sideline reporter Charissa Thompson responded to the backlash she received after admitting that she fabricated reports when she found herself in a bind. ...

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