Fox Sports host Charissa Thompson said she\u2019s looking forward to a \u201cnew beginning\u201d after Peter Schrager and Michael Vick\u2019s exits from the network left two vacant seats on the Fox \u201cNFL Kickoff\u201d show.<\/p>\n
Thompson, who reportedly landed a lucrative contract extension with Fox<\/a>, hosts the show on Sunday mornings throughout the NFL season with a desk of analysts, including retired Patriots wideout Julian Edelman and Pro Football Hall of Famer Charles Woodson.<\/p>\n During a fan Q&A on Tuesday\u2019s installment of the \u201cCalm Down\u201d podcast,<\/a> Thompson explained that she\u2019s excited and curious of how the \u201cshakeup\u201d will affect the future of the show.<\/p>\n FOX NFL Kickoff host, Charissa Thompson, speaks to media during FOX Sports Media Day at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on February 6, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cFor Fox, it\u2019s a shakeup,\u201d Thompson, 43, said. \u201cI\u2019m curious because on the Kickoff show \u2026 Peter Schrager went to ESPN sadly, which makes me bummed because I love him and Michael Vick went to go coach at Norfolk State, which obviously I\u2019m happy for his opportunity there.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, its Jules [Edelman] and I and Charles Woodson. And so, we\u2019ll find out a little bit more closer to the football season sort of the structure and the rundown and kind of how we want to frame that show. I think it\u2019s a new beginning, so as were hitting our stride at Amazon we\u2019re kind of starting back over at Fox, which is also excited because that means that there\u2019s new opportunities to do different things on that show.\u201d<\/p>\n Schrager joined ESPN in April<\/a> after nearly two decades at Fox.<\/p>\n Vick left Fox NFL Sunday to become the head football coach at Norfolk State University<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n Peter Schrager attends 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on February 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Getty Images<\/p>\n Michael Vick attends the 46th Annual Sports Emmy Awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 20, 2025 in New York City. Getty Images<\/p>\n Andrews chimed in during the conversation, \u201cA rebirth if you will.\u201d<\/p>\n Thompson, who\u2019s been with Fox since 2013, is entering her fourth season as host of Amazon Prime Video\u2019s \u201cThursday Night Football\u201d pregame show. <\/p>\n (L-R) Ryan Fitzpatrick, Charissa Thompson and Andrew Whitworth speak onstage during Amazon\u2019s Upfront 2025 Presentation at Beacon Theatre on May 12, 2025 in New York City. Getty Images for Amazon<\/p>\n \u201cWe are fully in our stride,\u201d she said. \u201c\u2026 We are in year four of this bad boy and it feels great we have our same group back and everyone is very comfortable I their designated roles, so I\u2019m excited about that.\u201d<\/p>\n As for Andrews? The veteran sideline reporter, who reportedly landed a generous contract extension this offseason as well, is thrilled to get back on the road with her crew. <\/p>\n Charissa Thompson and Erin Andrews covering Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, as the 2025 game was aired on Fox on February 9. Instagram\/Charissa Thompson<\/p>\n The WEAR by EA founder is a part of Fox\u2019s top broadcast team of analyst Tom Brady, play-by-play man Kevin Burkhardt and reporter Tom Rinaldi.<\/p>\n \u201cI like that it\u2019s not going to be a rebirth for our crew,\u201d Andrews, 47, said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be Tom [Brady\u2019s] second year we kind of are already in the swing of things. Nothing is kind of new for us. I\u2019m excited about just getting on the road, seeing the boys \u2026 having our funny, silly conversations. Our text chain has been a little quiet lately, I\u2019ll probably get that going here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews broadcasts from the sidelines prior to the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Detroit Lions at Levi\u2019s Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. Andrews and Thompson did not mention their respective contracts with Fox. <\/p>\n Their prior deals expired after the 2024-25 season, including Super Bowl 2025, which aired on the network.<\/p>\n Andrews joined Fox in 2012 after her contract with ESPN expired. <\/p>\n Front Office Sports reported Monday that Fox is promoting college football sideline reporter Allison Williams<\/a> to Laura Okmin\u2019s NFL sideline reporter role.<\/p>\n Okmin told the outlet last month that she turned down a contract extension with Fox following\u00a023 years with the network.<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t
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