From sideline sprints to surprise interviews, ESPN’s Laura Rutledge enjoys a hectic football season

Bogdan Hofbauer

Laura Rutledge’s schedule during football season has always been hectic. The ESPN reporter has hosted “NFL Live,” the network’s year-round weekday news show, since 2020, along with “SEC Nation” on Saturdays during college football season. Rutledge took on another assignment this season when she became a full-time sideline reporter on “Monday Night Football.” Rutledge had done some sideline work during NFL games over the past couple of seasons, but the network decided to have two reporters at