Football Night in America - Personalities

Personalities

See also: List of NFL on NBC pregame show panelists

Bold indicates currently on the show

• Tiki Barber: (studio analyst), (2007–2009), (on-site reporter, 2009–2010)
• Jerome Bettis: (studio analyst), (2006–2009)
• Cris Collinsworth: (studio co-host and analyst), (2006–2009), (on-site co-host/color commentary, 2009–present)
• Bob Costas: (on-site host), (2006–present)
• Tony Dungy: (studio analyst), (2009–present)
• Mike Florio: (NFL insider), (2010–present)
• Rodney Harrison: (studio analyst), (2009–present)
• Peter King: (NFL insider), (2006–present)
• Andrea Kremer: (sideline reporter), (2006–2010)
• John Madden: (color commentary), (2006–2009)
• Al Michaels: (play-by-play), (2006–present)
• Keith Olbermann: (studio co-host), (2007–2010)
• Dan Patrick: (studio host) (2008–present)
• Sterling Sharpe: (studio analyst), (2006)
• Michelle Tafoya: (sideline reporter), (2011–present)
• Hines Ward: (on-site analyst), (2012–present)

For the 2006 season, Bob Costas was the host, Cris Collinsworth, Sterling Sharpe, and Jerome Bettis were the analysts, and Sports Illustrated columnist Peter King was the special "insider" reporter.

On September 7, 2006, Jerome Bettis arrived on the exterior set in a school bus. His nickname as a player for the Pittsburgh Steelers was "The Bus." That night, in addition to analysis, Bettis received his ring for winning Super Bowl XL.

Bettis missed the December 3 show to prepare for the funeral of his father, Johnnie, who had died of a heart attack the previous Tuesday. Bettis was replaced by Marshall Faulk of the NFL Network (who at the time was technically still an active player in the NFL, although the St. Louis Rams eventually cut him after a series of injuries).

At the end of the 2006 season, Sharpe's contract was apparently terminated, and former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber replaced him in 2007. MSNBC Countdown anchorman Keith Olbermann was named as another co-host.

In addition, Costas and Collinsworth hosted the halftime show of the Georgia Tech–Notre Dame game on September 1, 2007. This turned out to be a one-shot promotional appearance.