Why did Kay Adams leave her job on Good Morning Football?
SPORTSCASTER Kay Adams said farewell to the NFL Network earlier this year.
The 36-year-old left the popular show Good Morning Football after a six-year run.
Why is Kay Adams leaving Good Morning Football?
Kay Adams announced her official departure from Good Morning Football on May 12, 2022.
“It’s nostalgic for sure,” she said on the show. “This week, we’ve been through so many studios and so many moments, and a million costume changes… It has been an awesome ride.”
“I feel so proud of our show,” she added.
“To get to where it is now, this credible, reputable Emmy-nominated, should be Emmy-winning program is a really big accomplishment for the four of us.”
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Adams hosted the NFL show since its 2016 debut along with Peter Schrager, Nate Burleson, and Kyle Brandt.
On The Pat McAfee Show in January Adams mentioned that her contract with the Network would expire in May 2022, but on her last episode gave no official reason for leaving:
"I don't know the answers to where I'm going, or what I'm doing, or when you'll see me next, but I really just have deep gratitude, so thank you guys," Adams said.
However, on August 25, 2022, FanDuel TV announced it would be featuring the former NFL Network anchor on its new weekday morning show.
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Adams will appear on the Los Angeles show which is set to launch in September.
It will air live Monday through Friday at 11am ET every morning for an hour.
When was Kay Adams' last show on Good Morning Football?
Adam's last show was on May 13, 2022.
She took to Twitter on Thursday to announce the news: "My last @gmfb is tomorrow! End of an era. So proud. So grateful. Come party!"
She told viewers on the show, "I just wanted to invite everyone tomorrow to watch our show and celebrate my last episode. My last three hours here on ‘Good Morning Football.’
“I really want it to be a bit of a party… It’s been sourced. It’s been confirmed, and now you can put spit out the words Will [Selva] that it is my last show.”
In her last episode, Adams expressed her gratitude to staff and viewers, saying she was just "a pile of love and appreciation."
"I am so blown away by the love, like overwhelmed, so thank you so much. So you see, it's not four people who love football it was never that. It's this perfect conflation of magic," Adams said as her voice cracked.
"So, thank you to every person that's ever touched this show or chosen to spend time with us, and I'm just really grateful."
Who is Kay Adams?
Kay Adams was born on April 6, 1986, in Chicago, Illinois, and is of Polish descent.
She is a sportscaster and television personality, well-known for hosting Good Morning Football.
Adams has also worked for FanDuel and was a reporter for NBC Sports Network.
She is not married and does not have any reported children.
Adams has over 390k followers on Instagram and over 470k followers on Twitter.
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Who replaced her?
NFL Network announced that CBS Sports sideline reporter Jamie Erdahl would be the new host on GMFB.
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Erdahl began work on Monday, July 25, as she stepped into Adams' big shoes.
She was joined by another new host in ex-Patriots defensive back Jason McCourty.