NFL Network Gameday Crew And Kickoff Cast

NFL Network's before-game program called GameDay Kickoff is broadcast prior to Monday Night Football and Thursday Night Football games.

They basically talk about the Highlights from the teams' previous games, new injury updates, match predictions, match analysis, and review and preview of the games.

Cast NFL GameDay Kickoff Cast includes the following:

• MJ Acosta-Ruiz
• Steve Mariucci
• David Carr
• Colleen Wolfe
• Steve Smith Sr.
• Michael Robinson
• Maurice Jones-Drew
• Mike Garafolo

MJ Acosta-Ruiz

Marjorie Acosta-Ruiz, commonly known as MJ Acosta-Ruiz, is a renowned sports journalist and reporter who works in the area of sports broadcasting.

She is well-known for her work as an NFL Network reporter and anchor. She has reported on games, events, and news pertaining to the NFL and has covered a variety of facets of the league.

Ruiz worked as a sports reporter for WPLG Television, the ABC station in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, before joining Telemundo. Since joining the station in 2016, she has been covering the NFL's San Diego Chargers for Telemundo 20 in San Diego.

For the 2012 and 2013 NFL seasons, Acosta also worked as a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins.

Colleen Wolfe

The beautiful Colleen Wolfe is a multitalented sports commentator, host, reporter, producer, writer, analyst, etc. Prior to joining NFL Network in 2014, she worked for WTXF Television, Comcast Sports Net Philadelphia, and Sports Radio 94 WIP FM.

She has experience working on broadcast and online platforms for production businesses, local news, regional sports networks, and national sports networks as well. She was placed in the top 35 on The Big Lead's list of 40 under-40 Sports Media Talent in 2019. She frequently appears on the NFL dot com podcast Around the American Football League.

She did her graduation in Communication from Drexel University. She is one of the current NFL gameday kickoff hosts.

Maurice Jones-Drew

Maurice is a former American football player who played as a Running Back for NFL team Jacksonville Jaguars from 2006 to 2013 and Oakland Raiders in 2014. He played for UCLA in his college days as he was offered a football scholarship.

As a player he has achieved quite a lot of awards like first-team All-Pro twice, Second-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl three times, NFL rushing yards leader, NFL Alumni Running Back of the Year two times, NFL Alumni Player of the Year and many more individual as well as collective awards.

After his football playing career came to an end, he then after some gap joined the television as an analyst.

He has joined host K. Watson as an analyst for Channel 5's UK coverage of Monday Night Football since 2020.

Along with Fletcher and Crawford, he worked as part of the ITV commentary crew for Super Bowl LVII in 2023. He is one of the current NFL Gameday kickoff cast.

NFL Network Analyst are listed below:

• Brian Baldinger
• Bucky Brooks
• Daniel Jeremiah
• Kurt Warner
• Michael Irvin

Brian Baldinger

Brian Baldinger is a former player who played as an offensive lineman but after hanging up his boots he now works as an NFL analyst. He spent 13 seasons in the NFL as a player for the Eagles, Colts, and Cowboys.

He committed to the Colts in 1988. In 1991, he was recognized as the team's MVP in the Lineman position. In the years 1992 and 1993, he completed his playing career with the Eagles and took a break.

The 64-year-old then started working with FOX Sports, as he then turned his playing career into a broadcasting career in 1997. Up until 2009, he was a game analyst for the NFL on FOX.

Beginning in 2011, Baldinger worked for the Philadelphia Eagles as a game analyst. In 2014, he started working for NFL Network, where he is now an analyst for NFL Total Access and other programs.

Bucky Brooks

Sportswriter and former American football player Bucky Brooks also played professionally. In a five-year career, he played for five different NFL clubs, mostly as a kick returner. The Bills selected him in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft.

He played for the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, and Oakland Raiders, where he took his retirement. He managed to win the Super Bowl championship with the Packers.

Brooks joined the Seahawks' pro personnel division as a regional college scout after his playing career came to an end. He worked with the Panthers in the same role from 2003 to 2007, and then he became a football analyst for CNNSI dot com.

Currently, Brooks works as an NFL commentator for NFL dot com and NFL Network. He is renowned for his top football interpreter and his capacity to make difficult ideas simple enough for fans to understand, which is what a good analysis should be able to do.

Daniel Jeremiah

The 45-year-old Daniel Jeremiah is a sports media personality having played as an American football player back in his college days in the Quarterback position, he could not make it to the National Football League.

But he worked at various teams as a personnel assistant and West Coast scout for the Baltimore Ravens, National scout for the Cleveland Browns, and West Coast scout for the Philadelphia Eagles.

He then followed in his father David Jeremiah's footsteps in the media field.

NFL Network Reporter are as follows:

• Bridget Condon
• Mike Garafolo
• Tom Pelissero
• Ian Rapoport
• Jane Slater

Tom Pelissero

Tom Pelissero is a journalist who currently works as an American football reporter. He is renowned for providing insider knowledge and breaking news.

He started reporting about the National Football League for U.S.A Today in 2013, where he was a member of a group that took home a prize from the Press Sports Editors Association Top Ten. He also hosted radio shows on 1500 ESPN Twin Cities and Sirius XM NFL Radio at the same time. The NFL Network hired him in 2017.

He frequently contributes to NFL GameDay Morning, Good Morning Football, and other NFL Network programs.

Ian Rapoport

The 43-year-old Ian Rapoport works for the National Football League Network as an NFL Insider, broadcast analyst, and correspondent. In 2004, he started his career as a Mississippi State Bulldogs reporter for the Clarion-Ledger.

He began working for the National Football League Network in 2012 as a reporter. In 2013, he received a promotion to NFL Insider. He covers the whole NFL in this capacity and reports breaking news on a range of subjects, such as deals, injury updates, rumors, etc.

Jane Slater

The stunning Media personality Jane Slater serves as a correspondent for NFL Network. She started her work in radio and graduated from college in 2004 with a double major in journalism as well as government.

Slater joined CBS 11 in 2009 as a reporter, covering a range of subjects such as sports, news, etc. In 2014, she departed CBS 11 to work for the University of Texas at Austin-specific Longhorn Network on ESPN.

She covered a range of Texas Longhorn sports for the Longhorn Network as a studio anchor and reporter, including baseball, football, and other sports as well.

She actually began working as a correspondent for the NFL Network in 2016.